베트셰안

베트셰안은 이스라엘 북부 구에 위치한 도시로 히브리어로 "고요한 집"을 뜻한다. 기원전 5000년경부터 마을이 형성되었으며 고대 그리스의 식민 도시였던 데카폴리스 가운데 하나인 스키토폴리스가 있던 곳이다. 이 곳에 있는 고대 도시 유적은 베트셰안 국립공원으로 지정되어 있다.

Beit She'an

Beit She'an is a city in the Northern District of Israel, which has played an important role in history due to its geographical location at the junction of the Jordan River Valley and the Jezreel Valley. In the Biblical account of the battle of the Israelites against the Philistines on Mount Gilboa, the bodies of King Saul and three of his sons were hung on the walls of Beit She'an (1 Samuel 31:10-12). In Roman times, Beit She'an was the leading city of the Decapolis, a league of pagan cities. In modern times, Beit She'an serves as a regional centre for the settlements in the Beit She'an Valley.