The Palestine Exploration Fund, established in 1865, is the oldest organization created specifically for the study of the Levant.
In the first book focused on modern and contemporary Palestine to provide a.
It helped to spur evangelical tourism to the region in the Late 19th and early 20th centuries which in turn generated a huge array of literature that presented Palestine as a \'Holy Land\', in which local populations were often portrayed as a simple appendix to well-known Biblical scenarios.
The Palestine Exploration Fund, established in 1865, is the oldest organization created specifically for the study of the Levant