Eli (town)
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Eli (; Hebrew: עלי) is a large Israeli settlement that is home to both religious Orthodox and secular residents. The town is located in the municipal jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council in the central West Bank (southern Samaria), north of Jerusalem and Ramallah.
Eli was founded in 1984 as a municipal center for the Shilo area settlement bloc, and is currently home to 500 families. In recent years the town has become a regular destination for French immigrants, and an ulpan has been established in nearby Ofra to aid their absorption. Eli is also home to the Bnei David pre-military Mechina academy. This yeshiva also offers post-army academic programs.
Eli is named after the biblical high-priest who served in the Tabernacle in nearby Shilo.
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