Hazon Ish/Sfat Emet

Hazon Ish/Sfat Emet is a bus stop in , . Hazon Ish/Sfat Emet is situated nearby to the synagogue , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dayr Aban and Biblical Museum of Natural History.

Ruins
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was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict, located on the lower slope of a high ridge that formed the western slope of a mountain, to the east of . is situated 1½ km northeast of Hazon Ish/Sfat Emet.

Museum
The , currently located in at the entrance to , , was founded in 2014 by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, affectionately referred to as the "Zoo Rabbi."… is situated 2 km north of Hazon Ish/Sfat Emet.

Monastery
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or Beit Jamal is a Catholic monastery run by priests and brothers near , . The Christian tradition identifies the site with the Roman- and Byzantine-era Jewish village of Caphargamala, and believe that inside a cave in the area, there is the tomb of Saint Stephen or to have conserved his relics. is situated 2½ km southwest of Hazon Ish/Sfat Emet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zanoah and Beit Shemesh.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located adjacent to , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 484.

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is a city in the Shfela region of , with a population of 119,000. Excluding the , is the closest city to .

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located about two kilometers east of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in the . In 2024 it had a population of 485.

Hazon Ish/Sfat Emet

Latitude
31.73755° or 31° 44′ 15″ north
Longitude
34.99511° or 34° 59′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G3PPXQW+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1803038017
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hebrew—“Hazon Ish/Sfat Emet” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حزون اي’ش/ سفات ايميت”
  • Hebrew: “חזון אי״ש/שפת אמת”

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