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Beth-shean (Beth-shan)

Directly north of Mount Gilboa. Located in eastern Israel.

House of safety. Three miles from the Jordan River on the edge of the plain of Jezreel, on the road from Damascus to Egypt, and to Jerusalem via Shechem (Joshua 17:11, 16; Judges 1:27; 1 Samuel 31:10, 12; 2 Samuel 21:12; 1 Kings. 4:12; 1 Chronicles 7:29). (BD)

  • Dead bodies of Saul and three of his sons(Jonathan being one) fastened to the city wall (1 Samuel 31:8-13; 2 Samuel 21:12-14) (BD)
beth-shean.txt · Last modified: 2013/06/16 23:56 by steve