TEL BEIT SHEMESH

KOHANIM CAUTION!!! Close to the bottom of the hill (past the main ruins of the Tel) are some burial caves.

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- Duration 1-1.5HR

- A lot of the archeological remains are covered by brush. However, there is this cool 3000-year-old water reservoir that you can go into!

History

- Beit Shemesh is mentioned many times in Tanach. It was one of the 13 cities given to the Kohanim.

- There is the tragic story of the people of Beit Shemesh looking at the Aron Hakodesh and dying.

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Historical	5/5
Nature	1/5
Views	2/5

A highway cuts directly through Tel Beit Shemesh.

View of the Tel, from the street.

Large parts of Tel Beit Shemesh are overgrown.

Remains of a 1500 year old monastery.

A Bedouin family lives nearby.

Down the hill, are some burial caves.

Entrance to the 3000-year-old water reservoir.

Staircase leading down.

Inside the water reservoir.

A highway cuts through the Tel.