The moshav was founded in 1950 by
Yemenite immigrants, on the land of the depopulated
Palestinian village of
Khirbat al-'Umur. Giv'at Ye'arim is assumed to be the site of
Gibeath, a city mentioned in the
Book of Joshua (18:28). In the past, the majority of Giv'at Ye'arim residents worked in agriculture, particularly
viticulture and poultry-breeding. Today, many hold jobs outside the moshav, mainly in
Jerusalem and
Mevaseret Zion. ==References==