Pella

It is also known as Tabaqat Fahil. The first mention of it is found in ancient Egyptian inscriptions, some dating from the nineteenth century BC, and others from the X BC. Anyhow, it is really really old. Today you can visit the remains of a Chalcolithic settlement dating from 4000 BC, but one day this gave shelter to the early Christians who had to flee Jesuralen in the first century. It is a city with a lot to offer to its visitors. No wonder it was one of the cities that formed the Decapolis. It was the scene of one of the first christian churches in the country. And it must have been a tremendous strategic location, since it was in the Jordan Valley and also near the Syria border.