Bet Nechemyah, Israel
By Efraim Orni
Bet Nechemyah (Heb. בֵּית נְחֶמְיָה) is a moshav northeast of Lydda. Bet Nechemyah is affiliated with Ha-oved ha-Ẓiyyoni moshavim association. It was founded in 1950 on the former Beit (Bayt) Nabālā camp of the Arab Legion, where a decisive battle was fought in the War of Independence in 1948.
Bet Neḥemyah was initially a work village
whose settlers, immigrants from Iran, were engaged in land reclamation. On its grounds is the site of the Second Temple village Nebellat. The town is named for Nehemiah. In 2022, the population of Bet Nechemyah was 897.
Source: Encyclopaedia Judaica. © 2008 The Gale Group. All Rights Reserved.