Beit She'an (Hebrew: בֵּית שְׁאָן Bēṯ Šəʾān ⓘ), also known as Beisan (Arabic: بيسان Bisān ⓘ), [2] or Beth-shean, is a town in the Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m (394 feet) below sea level.

Mar 14, 2024 · In the Bible, Beth Shean is a major administrative center in Solomon’s kingdom, but excavations show that the site was an important one long before (and after) the kings of Israel reigned over it. Even so, can archaeology and the Bible corroborate the same historical event?

Ancient Beit She'an, located in the Jordan Valley some 30 km. south of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), was of strategic importance because here the road from Jerusalem northwards met the road from the northern coast eastwards to Transjordan.

Beit She’an offers the most extensive archaeological site in Israel, with some of the best-preserved ruins in the Middle East, but its memory will forever be linked to one of the most ghoulish events in the Bible.

Beth Shean was the center of Egyptian rule in the northern part of Canaan during the Late Bronze Period. Monumental stelae with inscriptions from the reigns of Seti I and Ramses II were found and are now in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem.

Nov 24, 2020 · Beit Shean, North District, Israel. Beit Shean is an immensely impressive archaeological site with remains dating back mostly to the Roman and Byzantine period.

Sep 18, 2024 · Perhaps the best-preserved Roman city in Israel, Beth Shean (also known as Scythopolis) was one of the ten cities of the Decapolis, a group of semi-autonomous city-states in northern Transjordan and the Golan where Greek life, language, and learning flourished throughout the Roman period.

The city’s most iconic attraction is the Beit Shean National Park, one of the best national parks in Israel, where tourists can discover the intriguing history of Israel. On the elevated mound are remains of the Canaanite and Egyptian cities and at the foot of the mound are the extensive remains of the Roman city.

Beit She’an is a town located in northeastern Israel. It is a principal settlement in the low ‘Emeq Beit She’an (‘emeq, ‘valley’) and the site of one of the oldest inhabited cities of ancient Palestine.

Jan 22, 2024 · Located at the convergence of the Jezreel and Jordan Valleys, Beth Shean is one of the best-preserved Roman cities in Israel. Mentioned several times in the Bible, Beth Shean became one of the Hellenized cities of the Decapolis after the region was conquered by …