Israel Exploration Society

The Israel Exploration Society (IES) (Hebrew:החברה לחקירת ארץ ישראל ועתיקותיה - Hakhevra Lekhakirat Eretz Yisrael Va'atikoteha), originally the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society, is a society devoted to historical, geographical and archaeological research of the Land of Israel. The society was founded in 1913 and again in 1920, with the object of studying the history and civilization of the Land of Israel and of disseminating its knowledge.^[1]

^ Israel Exploration Society / About. "The Israel Exploration Society is a scientific organization founded in April 1913, as part of the pre-statehood Zionist activity of the Jewish yishuv in the Land of Israel. The society was established by a group of scholars engaged in the study of the Land of Israel together with leaders of the Jewish yishuv. At its inception the society was named the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society." [1]

[1] Israel Exploration Society / About. "The Israel Exploration Society is a scientific organization founded in April 1913, as part of the pre-statehood Zionist activity of the Jewish yishuv in the Land of Israel. The society was established by a group of scholars engaged in the study of the Land of Israel together with leaders of the Jewish yishuv. At its inception the society was named the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society." [1]

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