Ecology in the Bible
Nogah Hareuveni
1974
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Nogah Hareuveni
1924–2007
Nogah Hareuveni was a botanist, born in Jerusalem to Hannah and Ephraim Hareuveni, who were likewise in that field and who envisioned the creation of a Jewish botanical garden containing plants mentioned in the Bible, the Mishnah, and the Talmud. While his parents did not fulfill that dream, Nogah Hareuveni launched the Neot Kedumim Biblical Landscape Reserve in 1965. He was awarded the Israel Prize in 1994.
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