Bitkha | |
Arname: | بتحا |
Hebname: | בטחה |
Foundation: | 1950 |
Founded By: | Yemenite Jews |
District: | south |
Council: | Merhavim |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel northwest negev |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.3344°N 34.6325°W |
Bitkha (he|בִּטְחָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Moshav Bitkha was established in 1950 as a ma'abara named Hakam Ha-107 (lit. The 107th Kilometer) after the milestone on the Beersheba-Gaza road which showed it to be 107 kilometers to Jerusalem. It was later converted to a moshav by immigrants from Yemen and was renamed Bitha, taken[1] from the Book of Isaiah 30:15;
For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: in sitting still and rest shall ye be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength; and ye would not.