Zavdiel

Zavdiel (Hebrew: זַבְדִּיאֵל, lit.

Gift of God) is a religious moshav in southern Israel.

Located in Hevel Lakhish near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council.

[1] The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Hatta.

[2] Its name was taken from Nehemiah 11:14,[3] and is the name of a priest returning from Babel.