The ancient Roman ruins at the foot of the hill is Decapolis, a city mentioned several times in the New Testament. When Jesus sent the demons from the possessed man into the pigs, the man then went to Decapolis and told people what Jesus had done (Mark 5:20), and also where Jesus healed a deaf and mute man (Mark 7:31).
The mountain beyond it contains the ruins of a Philistine settlement, Beit She'an. When the Israelites lost the battle with them on Mount Gilead (not pictured), King Saul fell on his sword (and his sons also died; 1 Samuel 31). The Philistines decapitated Saul's body, and then took his head, body, and his sons' bodies back to their city to hang them over the walls (on the mountain).
While we walked through the ruins, I kept eyeing the mountain, wanting to climb the steps to the top (right side). Finally the 2 teens on our trip asked the tour guide if they could, and I took off after them - in a skirt and flip flops. The view from the top was totally worth it! #israel #apictureadayofIsrael #legday
The mountain beyond it contains the ruins of a Philistine settlement, Beit She'an. When the Israelites lost the battle with them on Mount Gilead (not pictured), King Saul fell on his sword (and his sons also died; 1 Samuel 31). The Philistines decapitated Saul's body, and then took his head, body, and his sons' bodies back to their city to hang them over the walls (on the mountain).
While we walked through the ruins, I kept eyeing the mountain, wanting to climb the steps to the top (right side). Finally the 2 teens on our trip asked the tour guide if they could, and I took off after them - in a skirt and flip flops. The view from the top was totally worth it! #israel #apictureadayofIsrael #legday
ancient Roman public toilet
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