BEIT SHE'AN

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(my videos from this travel)

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Beit She'an ~~~ Google Maps

Hippodrome ~~~ Google Maps

Roman Bridge ~~~ Google Maps

Duration 3-4HR

-Beit She'an is tied with the City Of David as my favourite location in Eretz Yisrael. Reish Lakish said, "If the entrance to Gan Edan is in Eretz Yisrael, then it is in Beit She'an”.

-Beit She'an is one of the largest archaeological parks in Israel. You can spend hours looking at the Roman ruins here. Then there is the older Beit She'an on the mountain, which dates to the times of the Tanach.

History

-After Shaul Hamelech was killed by the Plishtim, they took his body and hung it on the city walls, before a few Jews snuck in, and removed the body. Afterwards, David captured the city and built a fortress there. Now, wouldn't it make sense for David to incorporate the walls of Beit She'an into his fortress? There are the remains of the fortifications of David's fortress, meaning possibly the wall that Shaul's body was on, is here!

-There is a Roman temple that is completely destroyed. It felt amazing as a Jew to walk there. The people who worshipped in that temple destroyed the Beis Hamikdash and thought that their idols were superior to us. Well, look who is now standing on top of their place of worship!

​Archaeological	6/5!
Historical	4/5
Nature	2/5
Views	4/5

Border with Jordan, on the bus ride to Beit She'an.

The fortress.

On the way to Beit She'an, is a hippodrome.

The outside of the bathhouses.

This was a regular sidewalk, and it has stayed that way for almost 2000 years! Talk about quality construction.

Main Street!

This is all that remains of a huge Roman temple.

Roman public restrooms.

A few minutes away, are the remains of a Roman bridge.

The bridge.

View of Roman Beit She'an.

Replica of the engraving.

Shaul Hamelech's body may have been hung on the wall right there!

In the horizon you can see Jordan, the Jews that removed Shaul's body lived there.