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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