Matan, Israel

Matan (Hebrew: מתן, lit.'Gift') is a community settlement in central Israel. Located near Yarhiv and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 3,145.^[1]

History

The community was founded in 1993, and took its name from^[2] the Bible, specifically Proverbs 18:16:

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.^[3]

Its establishment was part of Minister of Housing and Construction Ariel Sharon's 'seven stars' plan to increase Jewish communities along the Green Line.^[4]

Notable residents

Yuval Diskin

References

1 2"Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
↑Bitan, Hanna: 1948–1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.44, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
↑Proverbs Chapter 18 Mechon Mamre
↑Gabriel Schwake (2020) Supply-side territoriality: reshaping a geopolitical project according to economic meansSpace and Polity

External links

Official website(in Hebrew)

[Israelpopulations-1] 1 2"Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

[2] Bitan, Hanna: 1948–1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.44, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)

[3] Proverbs Chapter 18 Mechon Mamre

[4] Gabriel Schwake (2020) Supply-side territoriality: reshaping a geopolitical project according to economic meansSpace and Polity

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