Elon Moreh
Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank
Elon Moreh (Hebrew: אֵלוֹן מוֹרֶה) is an Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located northeast of the Palestinian city of Nablus, on the slopes of the Mount Kabir ridge, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 2,169.
Elon Moreh is located on land confiscated from two Palestinian villages, Azmut and Deir al-Hatab.
The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Name and biblical references
The name of the village comes from a passage in the Torah relating to the first location where Abraham settled after crossing the Jordan River.
In the Bible, Elon Moreh is where God told Abraham, "To your descendants will I give this land" (Genesis 12:7).
Jacob, the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, purchased land near Elon Moreh and Shechem (Genesis 33:19).
History
The Elon Moreh settlement was first erected on a site adjacent to Rujeib and then, following an appeal and a court decision, was transferred in 1979 to nearby land seized by the IDF from two Palestinian villages, Azmut and Deir al-Hatab. Further swathes of land were subsequently seized from Salim.
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