Identificatie
Soort entiteit
Instelling
Geauthoriseerde naam
Biblical Zoo Museum
Parallelle vormen van de naam
Gestandaardiseerde naamvorm(en) volgens andere regels.
Aandere naamsvormen
- Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
- The Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem
Identificatiecode voor organisaties
Beschrijving
Bestaansperiode
1940-
Geschiedenis
The Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, popularly known as the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, is a zoo located in the Malha neighbourhood of Jerusalem. The zoo was founded by Aharon Shulov, a professor of zoology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus. Among Shulov's goals were to provide a research facility for his students; to gather animals, reptiles and birds mentioned in the Bible; and, as he wrote in 1951, to break down the 'invisible wall' between the intellectuals on Mount Scopus and the general public