Zru'a
{{Infobox Kibbutz
| name = Zru'a
| hebname = זרועה
| meaning = Sown
| image = Zrua.jpg
| foundation = 1953
| founded_by = Moroccan Jews
| country = {{ISR}}
| district = south
| council = Sdot Negev
| affiliation = Hapoel HaMizrachi
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population = {{Israel populations|Zeru'a}}
| population_footnotes={{Israel populations|reference}}
| pushpin_map = Israel northwest negev#Israel
| pushpin_mapsize= 250
|coordinates = {{coord|31|27|30|N|34|37|29|E|display=inline,title}}
| website =
}}
Zru'a ({{langx|he|זרועה||Sown}}) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Zeru'a}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
The village was established in 1953 by immigrants from Morocco. Its name is taken{{cite encyclopedia|author=Vilnai, Ze'ev|authorlink=Zev Vilnay|title=Zeruah|encyclopedia=Ariel Encyclopedia|volume=2|pages=2105|publisher=Am Oved|location=Tel Aviv, Israel|year=1974|language=he}}; Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 483, {{ISBN|965-220-186-3}} from the Book of Jeremiah 2:2;
Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I remember for thee the affection of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after Me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
References
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External links
- [http://eng.negev-net.org.il/HTMLs/article.aspx?C2004=12687 Zru'a] Negev Information Centre
{{Sdot Negev Regional Council}}
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Category:Religious Israeli communities
Category:Populated places established in 1953
Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)