Eliakim () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The village was established in 1949 as a
moshav by Jewish refugees from
Yemen on the lands of the depopulated
Palestinians village of
Umm az-Zinat,
and was named after
Jehoiakim (who was originally named Eliakim), a King of Judah (2 Kings 23:34). In 1970 it was converted to a communal settlement, but returned to being a moshav in 2008.
Archaeology
A large burial cave was unearthed at Eliakim, featuring a poorly executed inscription above its entrance, using the
Samaritan script, which reads "El'azar son of Azariah". The cave houses three burial troughs and a loculus.
Notable residents
