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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 and about 35 miles (55 km.) east of the Mediterranean Sea.
4. It’s located on the Harod Stream, which provides it with much water. This Harod Stream is the same stream that originates at Harod Spring, just west of here (15 miles or 20 km.) and is where Gideon chose 300 men under God’s command to defeat the Midianites and other armies.
5. The main entrance faced the east, as did