Biblical place
Where was Beth-shan?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Bet Shean.
First appears in Joshua 17:11 · 6 books · 6 chapters
Overview
House of security or rest, a city which belonged to Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:29), on the west of Jordan. The bodies of Saul and his sons were fastened to its walls. Modern identification: Tel Bet Shean.
Beth-shan is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Bet Shean. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 17:11 and is mentioned across 6 books, with 8 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Beth-shan today
Travel to Beth-shan, the modern-day Tel Bet Shean.
Beth-shan is commonly identified with Tel Bet Shean, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Beth-shan is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.