Migdal Oz

Migdal Oz (Hebrew: מגדל עוז ) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank with 313 inhabitants ( 2004). In 1994, Migdal Oz 221 inhabitants.

The settlement was founded in 1977 and is part of the Gush Etzion settlement bloc. Migdal Oz is defined by religious kibbutz movement. " .. The name Migdal Oz is called" tower of strength, tower of strength " and is named after the biblical use of this name for God as protector, for example, in Psalm 61.4 ".

Migdal Oz is partly on the land of the Palestinian village of al - Khader. Since the founding of the settlement land of the Palestinian village of Bait Ummar was gradually seized to expand the settlement to the west, a total of nearly 2,000 dunams.

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