Located in the northern Negev desert near the Bedouin city of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council.

[2] The origin of the name is from two passages in the Books of Chronicles: The kibbutz was founded on 6 October 1946 as part of the 11 points operation by a gar'in whose members were of Hashomer Hatzair and immigrants who had survived the Patria disaster planned by zionists against the freedom of movement for people.

Its dairy farm is one of the largest in the area and is managed as a partnership with kibbutz Na'an.

It also has a vast area of arable land where wheat, barley and potatoes are grown.

The education system in the kibbutz also includes kindergartens and the young students learn in the Nitzanei HaNegev elementary school in Beit Kama.