Shoham is a town in the Central District of Israel founded in 1993. Like Nofekh, Bareket and Ahlama nearby, the name relates to one of the 12 stones in the Hoshen, the sacred breastplate worn by a Jewish high priest (Exodus 28:20). In 2015 it had a population of 20,403. Its jurisdiction is 5,889 dunams. ^ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.