Beit Shean National Park

Located on the Via Maris, the ancient trade route through the Jezreel Valley, Beit Shean is located about 15 miles south of the Sea of Galilee. The city

dates back to 3500 BC during the Chalcolithic Period and has known over 5,000 years of continuous habitation. The city was given to the tribe of

Manasseh and later was occupied by the Philistines during the reign of Saul. After Saul's death his body was take to Beit Shean and displayed on the

city walls. During the Hellenistic Period the city's name was changed to Scythopolis, meaning "The City of Scythians" and then in 63 BC, Pompey

took the city for Rome and Scythopolis was made one of the ten cities of the Decapolis (and the only one on the western side of the Jordan River).

The dead tree on top of the hill was in the movie “Jesus Christ Superstar” Judas was hung there.

Pastor Gary and some of the Holland's crew hiked to the dead tree and said that the tree was held up with props.

Bus Ride from Beit Shean to Mount of Temptation

John Deere Green