Etzion

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Etzion (Hebrew: עציון‎, lit. of the tree), also spelled Ezion, can refer to several places and topics relating to modern and ancient Israel:

  • Ezion-Geber, a biblical Idumaean and Israelite port on the Red Sea
  • Kfar Etzion, a kibbutz established in the early 20th century south of Jerusalem
  • Gush Etzion, an eponymous bloc surrounding the kibbutz
  • Gush Etzion Regional Council, a modern local government in that area
  • Kfar Etzion massacre, a Jordanian massacre of kibbutz members
  • Nir Etzion, a moshav established by survivors of the massacre
  • Har Etzion, a yeshiva founded during the bloc's reestablishment
  • Etzion Airbase, a former Israeli AFB in the Sinai Peninsula near the Red Sea