Beth Shean Tour! Most Preserved Roman City in Israel! Tel Beit Shean, Mt. Gilboa, Jezreel, King Saul
Take a complete tour of Beth-Shean, also known as Beit Shean or Bet She’an. It was a major biblical and secular city for thousands of years. It's the place where King Saul's body was hung because of disobedience to God. It’s located in the center of several main crossroads between the Jordan Valley and the Jezreel (Yizreel) Valley. Also, Experience a Bible talk about King Saul's life and death.
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Contents:
0:00 - Intro
2:41 - Overview
5:01- Location
6:33 - Historic Background
9:13 - Theatre
12:00 - Upper Bathhouse
16:41 - Cardo
18:38 - Agora: City Center
19:30 - Plaza
20:19 Lower False God Temple
21:53 - Columns & Pillars
23:07 - Valley Street
25:08 - Tel Beth Shean
25:54 - Silvanus Street
26:26 - Eastern Bathhouse
27:27 - Upper False God Temple
28:11 - Bible Events at Beth Shean
42:10 - Faith Lesson
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Introduction
Welcome to Beth-Shean. It has a long history, with significant events from the Bible occurring here.
It was a tel with many layers of history.
It was a Canaanite fortress.
Later, it would be captured by the Israelites.
Saul and his son's bodies were hung on the wall of ancient Beth-Shean.
The Greeks made it into a Decapolis City
Then, the Romans took it over and developed it into a glamorous city.
Beth-Shean was near Nazareth, and it’s very likely Jesus, as a young man, worked here with His father as a builder.
It is undoubtedly one of the most preserved Roman cities in Israel.
It has breathtaking pillars, buildings, columns, a theater, and more.
Location
1. Beth-Shean, also known as Beit Shean or Bet She’an, was a major biblical and secular city for thousands of years.
2. It’s located in the center of several main crossroads between the Jordan Valley and the Jezreel (Yizreel) Valley.
3. It’s about 15 miles (25 km.) south of the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee
