Founded in 1983 and located in the northern Negev around 15 km north of Beersheba, it is a local council.

[1] Lehavim, originally called "Givat Lahav,"[2] covers an area of 2,525 dunams (2.5 km2).

Lehavim is an upper-middle class community of detached homes surrounded by palm trees and gardens.

As of 2017, it received the highest ranking on the Israeli Socio-Economic Index (10 out of 10)[3] according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics along with only three other municipalities (Omer, Kfar Shmaryahu and Savyon).

The town has a library, a country club, kindergartens, a school, two synagogues, and a commercial center.