Beit She'arim (, "House of the Gates") is the currently used name for the ancient Jewish town of Bet She'arāyim (, "House of Two Gates") or "Kfar She'arāyim" (, "Village of Two Gates"), made popular by its necropolis, now known as Beit She'arim National Park. The site, located on a hill, was known initially by its Arabic name Sheikh Ibreik or Sheikh Abreik, purchased by the Jewish National Fund, and which historical geographer Samuel Klein in 1936 identified as Talmudic Beit She'arim.