Beth Shean
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Beth Shean is an ancient city in the Jordan Valley that served as a major regional center for various Near Eastern civilizations, including as an important cultic and administrative hub in antiquity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beth Shean canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tell ⓘ |
| biblicalName | Beth-shean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culture |
Byzantine
ⓘ
Canaanite NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian ⓘ Hellenistic ⓘ Israelite NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 120 meters below sea level ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Scythopolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tel Beth Shean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Byzantine bathhouse
ⓘ
Byzantine churches ⓘ Roman temple remains ⓘ Roman theater ⓘ cardo ⓘ city gate ⓘ colonnaded street ⓘ decumanus ⓘ |
| knownSince | Chalcolithic period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jordan Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern District, Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Jezreel Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| modernSiteName | Bet She'an National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Philistines hung bodies of Saul and his sons on Beth Shean’s walls ⓘ |
| servedAs |
cultic center
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ regional administrative center ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | junction of Jordan Valley and Jezreel Valley ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on tentative list for World Heritage Site (Israel) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.