01In brief
Beit Arif (Hebrew: בית עריף; also transliterated Bet Arif) is a moshav in Israel's Central District, located in the Coastal Plain's Lod Region. Established in 1951, it is affiliated with the Hevel Modi'in Regional Council and carries CBS locality code 0604. A 2004 reference table recorded 547 inhabitants. A CBS 2022 spreadsheet records 1,203, while a separate CBS alphabetical list gives 1,138 under “Population 31.12,” without specifying the year in that column heading.
02Overview
Beit Arif lies in the Coastal Plain's Lod Region and is placed in Israel's Central District.[1][2] The CBS lists the locality under the Hebrew name בית עריף and the English name Bet Arif. Its locality code appears as 604 or, with a leading zero, 0604.[2][3]
The alphabetical locality list associates Beit Arif with subdistrict code 43 and natural-region code 432.[3] Its municipal affiliation is the Hevel Modi'in Regional Council, while the older population table renders the council name as RC Modi'im.[1][2]
03History
Beit Arif was established in 1951 and classified as a moshav. A historical population table places it in the Coastal Plain's Lod Region, lists its affiliation as TM, and records its regional-council status as RC Modi'im.[1]
04Demographics
At the end of 2004, Beit Arif had 547 inhabitants.[1] The 2022 locality spreadsheet gives a total population of 1,203, including 1,202 in the combined Jews-and-others category, 1,187 recorded as Jews, and 1 Arab.[2]
A separate CBS alphabetical locality list records 1,138 under the heading “Population 31.12.”[3] The year is not specified in that column heading, so the figure should be reported separately rather than treated as a same-year count reconciled with the spreadsheet's 2022 total.
05Notable Sites
JewishGen's cemetery-coordinate table lists the Beit Arif cemetery at East 34.937 and North 31.989. The page marks the coordinate data as dating from 2015 and states that its GPS positions were drawn from Waze, B144, and Google Earth, with cemetery names generally based on Waze.[4]
Sources
- 1Encyclopedia.com, Land of Israel: Population (accessed September 17, 2026)
- 2Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 2022 Localities by Code (accessed September 17, 2026)
- 3Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, List of Localities in Alphabetical Order (accessed September 17, 2026)
- 4JewishGen, Israel & the Territories (accessed September 17, 2026)
IsraelPedia Question & Answers
What is Beit Arif?
Beit Arif is a moshav in Israel's Central District, located in the Coastal Plain's Lod Region. Established in 1951, it is affiliated with the Hevel Modi'in Regional Council and carries CBS locality code 0604.
How has the population of Beit Arif changed over time?
Beit Arif had 547 inhabitants at the end of 2004. A CBS 2022 spreadsheet records a total population of 1,203, including 1,187 Jews and 1 Arab. A separate CBS alphabetical locality list gives a figure of 1,138 under the heading "Population 31.12," though the year for that figure is not specified in the column heading.
What regional and administrative bodies is Beit Arif associated with?
Beit Arif is placed within Israel's Central District and the Coastal Plain's Lod Region. Its municipal affiliation is the Hevel Modi'in Regional Council, which older population records render as RC Modi'im. CBS data also associates Beit Arif with subdistrict code 43 and natural-region code 432.
Is there a cemetery in Beit Arif?
JewishGen's cemetery-coordinate table lists a Beit Arif cemetery at coordinates East 34.937 and North 31.989. The coordinate data is marked as dating from 2015 and was drawn from Waze, B144, and Google Earth, with cemetery names generally based on Waze.