TEL BEER SHEVA NATIONAL PARK

Excavations attest to a human presence on this site from the fourth millennium BC, but the strong point of this archaeological site, classified as UNESCO World Heritage, is the remains of a Jewish fortified city dating from the th century before our era. It was built on a small hill, at the time of King David and King Solomon, but most of the visible ruins today date from the days of the kings of Judah in the th century B.C. In addition, part of the buildings was rebuilt by the FNIH, with mud. The remains are a good example of urban planning in biblical times and testify to the importance of Being'er Sheva during this period. In particular, there may be an altar, reconstituted, some parts of which were found in the excavations, a tank, and a well. According to some, this well would be the true sink of the patriarchs mentioned in the Bible, although there is another in the old town of Being'er Sheva, also known as the "well of Abraham". Finally, we will also see the site of the ruins of the th century BC and of a Roman fortress of the second century of our era.