Ein Ya'akov
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{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Ein Ya'akov
| hebname = עֵין יַעֲקֹב
| image = Ein Ya'akov houses from castle.jpg
| foundation = 15 October 1950{{cite book|author=Zev Vilnay|year=1956|title=אנציקלופדיה לידיעת הארץ|page=994}}
| founded_by = Iraqi and Kurdish Jews
| country = {{ISR}}
| district = north
| council = Ma'ale Yosef
| affiliation = Moshavim Movement
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|En Ya'aqov}}
| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map=Israel northwest#Israel |pushpin_mapsize=250 | pushpin_label_position = bottom
| coordinates = {{coord|33|0|37|N|35|13|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| meaning = Jacob's spring
| website =
}}
Ein Ya'akov ({{langx|he|עֵין יַעֲקֹב||Jacob's spring}}) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|En Ya'aqov}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
The village was established on 15 October 1950 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Iraq. Its name (as of the neighbouring moshav Me'ona) is taken from Deuteronomy 33:27–28:
And Israel dwelleth in safety, Jacob's spring is secure, in a land of corn and wine; yea, his heavens drop down dew.
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Category:Iraqi-Jewish culture in Israel
Category:Kurdish-Jewish culture in Israel
Category:Populated places established in 1950