This site is of the ancient city of Bet She'an Scythoplois and the Tel Bet She'an in Northern Israel. It has been excavated since the 1920's you will see some amazing archaeological remains covering a huge history. These settlements have revealed occupation since the Chalcolithic period / 5th millenium BCE, then Egyptian rule in the Late Canaanite period. It was later taken by King David and destroyed by Assyrians in 732 BCE.
The site has been mentioned in the bible where Saul and his sons were hung from the city walls.
The site later saw Hellenistic influence and also conquest was made by Rome in 63 BCE where the city flourished. Hence the site has significant history and therefore a range of cultural influences can be seen.
As a tourist, thereโs plenty to see including remains of a theatre, bathhouses, latrines, a forum, temples and more from Roman times and also an elevated mound with Canaanite and Egyptian remains.
The site has a gift shop and bathrooms as well as plenty of parking. It is recommended to be there on a tour so you can get good explanations.
It is a really well preserved site and super...
ย ย ย Read moreืื ืืืืื ืืืช ืฉืขืจืื, ืืงืื ืืืืื ืืืืขืื ืืืื, ืืืกืืืจืื ืืืืืืืช ืงืืืืช ืืื ืืขืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืฉืื ื, ืืืชืจ ืฉืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืจืฉืืช ืืืืข ืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืืชืจ ืืืจืฉืช ืขืืืืืช ืฉืืืืจื ืข"ื ืืื ืกืงื. ืืืช ืฉืขืจืื ืืืงืื, ืื ืจืื, ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืจืืืก, ืฉืื ืฉืจืืื ืืื ืืื ืืงืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืงืื ืืฉืืืืื ืืชืงืืคืชื, ืืืื ืขืืืืืช ืืจืืืืืืืืืช ืืืืฉืื ืืืงืื ืืฉ ืืืจ ืืชืงืืคืช ืืืืืช ืืฉืจืื. ืืืช ืฉืขืจืื ื ืืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืื. ืฉืื ืืืืืจ ืืคืขื ืืจืืฉืื ื ืืืชืืื ืฉื ืืืกืฃ ืื ืืชืชืืื, ืืืื ืืชืืืจืช ืืืจืื ืืืืืืชืื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืงื, ืืชื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืจืืคืก ืืจืืฉืื ืื ืืืชื ืฉื ืืืื ืืืจืืืก. ืืงืืจ ืืฉื ืืื, ืื ืจืื, ืืฉืขืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืืช ืืขืืจ, ืืืคื ืกืืจื ืืืจืช ืืงืืคื ืืืชื ืฉืืืช ืฉืขืืจืื. ืืืจืืืช ืืื ื ืงืจืื "ืืืช ืฉืจืื" ื"ืืืช ืฉืจืื" ืืืืืื ืืช โ "ืืืกืืจื". ืืชืงืืคืช ืืฉืืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืชื ืืืช ืฉืขืจืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืฉืื, ืื ืฉืื ืืฉืืขื ืืฆืื ืืืจืืืง ืืชืงืืคืช ืืืฉื ื ืืืชืืืื (ืืืื ืืฉื ืืื ืืืืื ืืฉืืืฉืืช ืืกื"ื ). ืืืช ืฉืขืจืื ืืืืชื ืืจืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื, ืืืื ืืชืคืจืกืื ืืขืืงืจ ืืืืืชย ืืืืื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืชืืืฉื ืื. "ืจืื" ืฉืืื ืจืืฉ ืืกื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืกืืืืช ืืชืืช ืืจืืื ืืช, ืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืืืืช ืืจืืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื. ืืืืืช ืงืฉืจืื ืืจืืื ืขื ืืฉืืืื ืืจืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืืืช ืจืืืช โ ืืืช ืืื ืืืืช ืฉืขืจืื. ืืืืืช ืจืื, ืฉืืฉืื ืืขืืืจื, ืคืจืื ืืืชืคืชืื, ืืืฃ ืฉืืืฉื ืืคืจืง ืืื ืืกืืื ืืงืื ืืืฉื ืืกื ืืืจืื (ืืืจื ืฉืคืจืขื). ืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืขืืืจื ืขืจื ืจืื ืืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืช ืืืช ืืืฆืืจืืช ืืืืคืช ืืืืืืช โ ืืืฉื ื, ืืืื ื ืืชืื ืืกืืคื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืฆืืคืืจื โ ืืขืืจ ืฉืื ืืชืืืจืจ ื-17 ืฉื ืืชืื ืืืืจืื ืืช. ืืคื ื ืืืชื ืืืงืฉ ืจืื ืืืืงืืจ ืืืืช ืฉืขืจืื, ืืื ืฆืคื ืืช ืืฉืืืืช ืืงืฉืชื. ืืงืื ืงืืืจืชื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืงืืืฉ, ืืืืืืื ืจืืื ืืืงืฉื ืืืืงืืจ ืกืืื ืื, ืื ืืฉืื ืืงืจืื ืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืฉืื ืฉืืฉืืืื ืืจืืื ืืกืจ ืขื ืงืืืจืช ืืืืืื ืืืจ ืืืืชืื. ืืืช ืฉืขืจืื ืืืืชื ืื ืงืจืืคืืืืก โ ืืขืืจ ืืชืืโ ืืืืขืฉื, ื"ืืจ ืืืืชืื" ืฉื ืืชืงืืคื ืืจืืืืช. ืืืืจ ืคืืืจืชื ืฉื ืจืื ืืขืื ืืขืืืจื, ืืืืจืืช ืืงืืืจืย ืืืกืืืืช ืื ืืฆืืืื ืืฉืืฉื ืืืขืืจ. ืืืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืืืืื ืืจืืืขืืช ืืื ืืจืื ืื ืฉืจืคื. ืืฉื ืช 1924 ืืืืข ืืืืืจ ืฉืื' ืืืจืง ืืืืกื ืืจ ืืืื, ืืืืืกืื ืืจืืื "ืืจ ืืืืจื" ืืืืจ ืื ืืจืืื "ืืฉืืืจ". ืืืื, ืืืฉ ืืขืืืื ืืฉื ืืื, ืืื ืืืืืฅ ืืื ืืืขืื ืจืืื, ืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืื ืืงืื ืฉืฆืฆื ืื ืืขืืืช. ืืื ืฉืืจ ืขื ืืืืืช, ืขืืจ ืืชืืฉืืื ืืขืฆืจ ืืืจืืืช ืืฆื ืืืืืืื ืืืฆ'ืจืงืกืื. ืืฉืื' ืืืจืง ืืื ืืงืื ืืืื ืืคืืงื ืขื ืืื ืช ืืืืฉืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืขื ืืงืจื ืืงืืืืช ืืืฉืจืื. ืืืกืืจืช ืฉืืืืืื ืืืงืื ืืื ืืื ืืืคืืจ ืืืงืืืืช ืฉืขืืจ ืืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืคืจืฆื ืฉืืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืขืจืืช, ืืืชืื ืืืขืจื ืืฆื ืืืฆืืื ืขืชืืงืื, ืืชืืืืช ืืขืื. ืืืื ืคื ื ืืืฆืืง ืื ืฆืื ืืืืจืืืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืจ, ืืืขืงืืืช ืืืช ืืชืืืชื ืืืช ืฉืขืจืื ืืชืคืืจืชื. ืืืื ื ืจืฆื ืืฉื ืช 1938 ืืืื ืฆื ืืื ืืจืื ืฉืืืฆืื ืขื...
ย ย ย Read moreA truly magic place to visit. Going into the ancient tombs and walking back into a different time. This was home of rabbi โ Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi โ who was the religious, spiritual, and political leader of the Jewish people at the time, and compiler of the Mishnah (the oral laws). The sarcophaguses are still inside, and we couldn't believe how large the area was inside. It was fascinating. Had never been here before. A place I recommend to visit. Inspiring everything is blooming and I advise to be here early in the morning when they open. We were alone inside the tombs. When we finished a buss full of tourists arrived. The whole experience would have been lost with a lot of...
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