Etzion

Etzion

Etzion ( _he. עציון, lit. "of the tree"), also spelled Ezion, can refer to several places and topics relating to modern and ancient Israel:

*Ezion-Geber, a biblical Idumaean and Israelite port on the Red Sea
*Kfar Etzion, a kibbutz established in the early 20th century south of Jerusalem
*Gush Etzion, an eponymous bloc surrounding the kibbutz
*Gush Etzion Regional Council, a modern local government in that area
*Kfar Etzion massacre, a Jordanian massacre of kibbutz members
*Nir Etzion, a moshav established by survivors of the massacre
*Har Etzion, a yeshiva founded during the bloc's reestablishment
*Etzion Airbase, a former Israeli AFB in the Sinai Peninsula near the Red Sea


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