Kfar Bin Nun (, lit. The village of Bin-Nun) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History The moshav was founded in 1952 by the Agricultural Union on land near the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Qubab.
It was initially named Mishmar Ayalon Bet as it was located at the road junction to the existing Mishmar Ayalon, which had been established two years before, but was later renamed Kfar Bin Nun after , which was named after the second name of Joshua (1:1), who fought here in the Ayalon valley (Joshua 10:12).Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.259, (English)Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.32, (Hebrew)
Until the Six-Day War in 1967, it was classed as a "", which meant it was entitled to financial compensation for the attacks it suffered due to its proximity to the Jordanian border.
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External links
Official website