Scythopolis

Location 

 41° 54′ N, 12° 30′ E 

 

 

 Original Name 

 Beit She’an 

 

 

 Year Founded 

 5th Century BCE 

 

 

 Founders 

 Hellenized Phoenicians 

 

 

 Location Function 

 „White City of Prophecy“ – wealthy Sadducee families 

 

 

 Etymology 

   

 

 

 Name Change 

 Scythopolis 

 

 

 Year Changed 

 1st Century CE 

 

 

 Change Group 

 Unknown