Beit Shean Beit Shean is a city in the North District of Israel. The city was founded in 1949. Read more about the city Municipality: The National Insurance Institute of Israel ("Bituah Leumi"): Merkaz Mishari Tel. *6050, 12226050 Israeli Employment Service ("Lishkat Taasuka"): Nordau 63 Tel. 04-6586128 Israel Ministry of Construction and Housing: Tel. 03-7632777, 03-7632806 Israel Ministry of Tourism: Even Gvirol 69, Tel Aviv Tel. 03-5218500 Beit Shean The distance (in straight line): to Jerusalem -  83 km to Tel Aviv -  79 km to Haifa -  57 km to Beer Sheva -  151 km Travel to Israel with a camera: Beit She'an National Park