Beit She'an in Yizrael, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

Bet She'an historical highlights

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

1. Bet She'an historical highlights Marker

Inscription. •First settlement-5000-3600 B.C.E.-Challcolithic
•15 to 12 cent. B.C.E., Center of Egyptian rule-3600-1130 B.C.E.-Canaanite
•Death of Saul and his sons at Mt. Gilboa, the corpses were displayed at the city walls-1140-1000 B.C.E.-The Judges
•732 B.C.E.-Destruction of the city by the Assyrian army-1000-732 B.C.E.-Israelite Kingdom
•Foundation of Nyssa Scythopolis-333-63 B.C.E.-Hellenistic
•Monumental city, a Temple to Zeua is built at the Tell-63 B.C.E.-324 C.E.
•Flourishing Christian city, a Church is built at the Tell-324-632-Byzantine
•18.1.749 The city is destroyed by an earthquake-632-1099-Early Muslim
•Fortress built on a new site and small village at the Tell-1099-1187-Crusader
•1322 - Ashtori Haferti lives in Bet She'an and describes the city in his writing-1260-1517-Mamluk
•Small village in a new site-1517-1917-Ottoman
•1948 - Modern Bet She'an is built-The 20th century

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events.

Location. 32° 30.057′ N, 35° 30.035′ E. Marker is in Beit She'an, Northern District, in Yizrael. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Down the Centuries in Bet-She'an (here, next to this marker); The Theatre / התיאטרון

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The theatre of Beth-Shean (Scythopolis) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Performances at the theatre (about 90 meters away); Theatres (about 90 meters away); Palladius Street (about 120 meters away); Cultic Area (about 180 meters away); The Agora / האגורה (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beit She'an.

More about this marker. The marker is located in Beit She’an National Park.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

2. Bet She'an historical highlights Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.