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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Place · 4000 BCE

Beit She'an

Also known as

Baysan
Beet She'an
Beisan
Beit Sche'an
Beit Schean
Beit Sh'ean

archival plate · Beit She'an · placeholder

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Connected to

in countryByzantine Empire395 CE
in countryIsrael1948 CE
religionJudaism5th c. BCE
in countryMamluk Sultanate of Egypt1250 CE
place of death ofDavid Levy1937 CE
in countryKingdom of Jerusalem1099 CE
birthplace ofMeir Cohen1972 CE
birthplace ofRaja ibn Haywa660 CE

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Beit She'an · Alexandria