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Neot Kedumim

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Neot Kedumim landscape

Neot Kedumim, the Biblical Landscape Reserve in Israel (Template:Lang-he is a Biblical garden and nature preserve located near Modi'in, mid-way between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel.

Etymology

Neot Kedumim means "pleasant pastures (or habitations) of old."[1]

Overview

Neot Kedumim is an attempt to re-create the physical setting of the Bible. The park covers an area of about 2,500 dunams (2.5 km2; 0.97 sq mi).[2] The idea of planting such a garden dates back to 1925. In 1964, land was allocated for the project with the help of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion.[3]

Neot Kedumim comprises a series of natural and agricultural landscapes, among them the Forest of Milk and Honey, the Dale of the Song of Songs, Isaiah's Vineyard and the Fields of the Seven Species. Signs are posted throughout the garden quoting relevant Jewish texts in Hebrew and English.[4]

Neot Kedumim offers pre-booked organized tours but is also accessible to individuals who can roam the site on their own with maps provided by the park.[5]

History

When Ephraim and Hannah Hareuveni immigrated to Palestine in the 1920s, they dreamed of developing a biblical landscape reserve that "embodied the panorama and power of the landscapes that both shaped the values of the Bible and provided a rich vocabulary for expressing them". Their son, Noga, a physicist, dedicated his life to implementing his parents' dream. To build the park, thousands of tons of soil were trucked in, reservoirs were built to catch runoff rain water, ancient terraces, wine presses and ritual baths were restored, and hundreds of varieties of plants were cultivated.[5]

In 1994 Neot Kedumim and Noga Hareuveni, the driving spirit behind the garden, were awarded the Israel Prize for their special contribution to society and the State of Israel.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ BibleHub.com's translation: http://biblehub.com/strongs/hebrew/4999.htm (see "transliteration" of "naah" to "neot"). Grafted In Fellowship's translation: http://www.graftedinfellowship.org/uploads/5/7/3/3/5733440/biblical_hebrew.pdf For Kedumim meaning ancient/antique: http://translation.babylon.com/hebrew/to-english/%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D/ See also: affirming biblehub's above translation of neot, a search of the Hebrew Bible by mechon-mamre.org, by inputting "נְאוֹת", shows it refers to a pleasant or productive "pasture" or sometimes, but less often "a habitation": http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0.htm and 'beautiful' instead of 'pleasant' is used both in http://andreaslloyd.dk/2011/05/welcome-to-neot-semadar & the Grafted In Fellowship link, above.
  2. ^ "Neot Kedumim-Who are we". official Neot Kdumim website. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  3. ^ "Neot Kdumim-History". official Neot Kedumim website. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  4. ^ About Neot Kedumim[dead link‍]
  5. ^ a b Danna Harman (24 February 2014). "Neot Kedumim: Israel's biblical landscape reserve". Haaretz. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Recipients in 1994" (in Hebrew). Israel Prize.

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