Located around half an hour south of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council.

[1] The community was formed in 1943 in Rishon LeZion with help from the UK government by young Jewish refugees (olim) from Austria, Italy and Germany, all of whom were members of HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed who had been educated at kibbutz Givat Brenner.

The kibbutz itself was established on 7 July 1943, as one of the "three lookouts" of the northern Negev, and was initially named Tel HaTzofim (lit.

Members of the kibbutz lived in underground dugouts, and received food supplies by air and convoys that ran the Egyptian battle lines.

[4] Revivim's economy is based on agriculture, including olive groves (irrigated with brackish water),[5] a large dairy farm and a chicken hatchery.