The village was first established in 1982 as a pioneer
Nahal military outpost. The name comes from the Hebrew word
nogah, meaning “ray of light." In 1998, constraints of the Nahal brigade led to the village changing hands and being turned over
hesder soldiers who volunteered for extra service to keep a residential presence on that hilltop. The soldiers renovated the area, built a
beit midrash and eventually completed their army service and continued to raise families there. On 25 September 2003, the night of
Rosh Hashana, a member of
Islamic Jihad knocked on the door of a family in Negohot and opened fire, murdering two Israelis, including Shaked, a 7-month-old baby girl, while they were eating their holiday meal. Many of the residents work outside the village, though some have opened
small businesses there, among them the Negohot hive which produces local honey. The children of Negohot study at 'Dvir'
elementary school in
Otniel. Negohot receives assistance from the
Amana settlement organization. ==References==