▁zoo , ▁renamed ▁the ▁T isch ▁Family ▁Zo ological ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁but ▁still ▁called ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Bib lic al ▁Z oo ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁public , ▁opened ▁for ▁a ▁preview ▁period ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁It ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁layout ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Miller - Bl um ▁& ▁Associ ates ▁Land s cape ▁Arch itect s , ▁and ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁Mor iah ▁Jerusalem ▁Development ▁Corporation , ▁the ▁zoo ▁s its ▁on ▁ ▁in ▁a ▁valley ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁hill side ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁Mal ha ▁and ▁G iv at ▁Mas ua . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁land sc aped ▁with ▁trees ▁and ▁shr ubs ▁native ▁to ▁Israel , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Bible . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁two ▁main ▁levels . ▁A ▁motor ized ▁train ▁takes ▁visitors ▁on ▁a ▁circular ▁route ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁level ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁level . ▁The ▁entire ▁park ▁is ▁wheel ch air - access ible ; ▁each ▁train ▁can ▁also ▁accommod ate ▁one ▁wheel ch air . ▁ ▁The ▁center pie ce ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁level ▁is ▁an ▁artificial ▁lake ▁which ▁includes ▁two ▁islands ▁of ▁mon key ▁exhib its . ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁fed ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁po ols ▁and ▁water falls , ▁beginning ▁at ▁an ▁artificial ▁water fall ▁called ▁" M oses ' ▁Rock " ▁( an ▁all usion ▁to ▁the ▁well ▁of ▁Mi ri am ▁which