Peki'in has a long history of settlement – Jews have lived there for hundreds of years. It is claimed that this is the only Jewish settlement in Israel continuously inhabited by Jews since the days of the Second Temple. The new moshav of Peki'in was established by two small settlement groups, with the initiation and support of Israeli president Itzhak Ben Zvi, who dreamed of reestablishing the ancient Jewish settlement in the neighboring village, the old Peki'in.
The settlement was defined as a working moshav with its growing of tobacco and grapes. Most moshav members are the descendents of the settlement founders. Today, the moshav more resembles a community settlement.