Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Van Brauman Martin
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ZION OIL & GAS INC [ZN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6510 ABRAMS ROAD, SUITE 300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer,Sr.VP
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75231		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 4,463
D
 
Common Stock 22,357
D (1)
 
Common Stock 1,000
I (2)
Son

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options to purchase Common Stock   (3) 07/01/2017 Common Stock 50,000 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Van Brauman Martin
6510 ABRAMS ROAD
SUITE 300
DALLAS, TX 75231		       Chief Financial Officer,Sr.VP  

Signatures

Sandra Green, AIF for Martin Van Brauman 07/19/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares are held jointly by the Reporting Person and his spouse.
(2) Beneficially owned by the adult son of the Reporting Person with a legal residence at the reporting person's primary residence. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial interest in any of these shares.
(3) The options were issued under the Company's equity incentive plan. Options for 20,000 shares will be vested in July 2008 and, thereafter, options for 15,000 shares will vest on each successive July, in each case at a per share exercise price of $5.60.

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