 Giv'at Asaf was established in 2001 and named after Assaf Hershkovitz, a 31-year-old settler from Ofra who was shot dead by Palestinian gunmen.A placard was placed at the entrance of the outpost that said "We have come back home".According to Benny Gal, the community leader, "On this exact spot, 3,800 years ago, the land of Israel was promised to the Hebrew people".