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Tiberias ‎Tiberias. This city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, 212 meters below sea level, was built in the years 17–22 A.D. by Herod Antipas, who named the city after his patron, the Roman Emperor Tiberius. For a few hundred years it became the major Jewish spiritual center in the land, where the Jerusalem Talmud was completed and the six books of Mishnah were compiled. From the 5th century, many Christians settled in the city. In 1099 Tiberias was captured by the Crusaders and in 1187 it was destroyed in the war between the Moslems and the Crusaders, after which it remained almost forgotten for some 400 years. In the 18th century, the town’s Jewish community started to grow again until it became the capital of Galilee. Today it is a resort town famous for its hot mineral springs, its beautiful scenery and the many historic sites in the area.

Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee ‎After remaining a few days at Capernaum with His mother and His disciples Jesus went up to Jerusalem. We have no record that our Savior ever entered Tiberias, but He must have been in this city many times. It is one of the most sacred cities of the Jews in Palestine, and now has a population of about six thousand souls. Four thousand of them are Jews, three hundred are Christians and the rest Moslems. The view above is very charming. Our artist remarked upon reaching the city that it was the most picturesque place he had ever seen. Here are little boats in the lake, the nets of the fishermen hanging out to dry, the cacti and the palm trees. The people appear to be extremely poor. It was with difficulty that we secured permission to take photographs. When the Governor of the town found out our mission he permitted us to carry out our purpose, conditioning his permission on our promise to send him a picture of everything that we secured in the...

Tiberias ‎Leaving Nazareth on the morning of the 8th of May, 1894, the artist and one of the editors passed through Cana of Galilee, and by twelve o’clock reached the high hill which looks down upon the Sea of Tiberias. In the picture we are looking to the east. The lake, because of its distance, appears to be a river not wider than the Mississippi. It is in reality about six miles wide where we now see it. Below us is the little city of Tiberias hugging the shore. The country rising beyond the sea is the region of the Gaderenes, where the swine ran violently down the hill into the sea. The city itself, which is a mere miniature from this point of view, is now called Tubariyeh. Herod Antipater named it Tiberias, after the Roman Emperor. According to Josephus, the building of the city began A. D. 16, and was completed A. D. 22. It was the capital of Galilee for many years, and was the most important town on the coast in the time of Christ , and the only one which has escaped the r...

Ancient Bronze Doors, Tiberias ‎ While we were getting photographs of the historic remains in Tiberias our dragoman insisted upon our visiting an old building in the southern portion of the town. Here he said we could see some bronze doors very ancient and very interesting. We followed our guide and found the doors. Just how old they are no one can say. They are certainly of superior workmanship and unlike anything produced in modern times in Palestine. There is little doubt that they belong to the time of the Romans. They would fit well into the character of Tiberias as it has been graphically and elegantly pictured by Walter Besant. A number of people were standing in the opening of the building and were very much amused at our artist when he undertook to photograph the same. Two of the women turned their faces sideways as though they did not care to be photographed. The one in the center, however, seems to have “posed” with as much care as would any woman in an American phot...

Street Scenes, Tiberias ‎The modern Tiberias—Tubariyeh—lies toward the north, close upon the water’s edge. N. B. Tristram, in his “Travels in Palestine,” says: “The houses of Tiberias are placed without order or arrangement, as though they had been pitched down from a sand cloud, but for the most part looked clean within.” Upon visiting the Jewish quarter on Friday evening, when the Sabbath had begun, and the synagogue services were going on, he adds: “The houses, with their open doors, looked clean and bright inside for the Sabbath; the people were well dressed in their best—the women somewhat like the Jewesses of Algiers. The men wore shabby broad-brimmed hats, and long silk dressing gowns, with a girdle.” Tiberias is almost exclusively a Jewish town. The streets are lined in some quarters with booths and bazaars, the merchants making a fine display of their bright-colored fabrics and oriental wares. Fruit venders under their canvas canopies, fish and vegetable dealers in th...

Tiberias ‎Tiberias. This city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, 212 meters below sea level, was built in the years 17–22 A.D. by Herod Antipas, who named the city after his patron, the Roman Emperor Tiberius. For a few hundred years it became the major Jewish spiritual center in the land, where the Jerusalem Talmud was completed and the six books of Mishnah were compiled. From the 5th century many Christians settled in the city. In 1099 Tiberias was captured by the Crusaders and in 1187 it was destroyed in the war between the Moslems and the Crusaders, after which it remained almost forgotten for some 400 years. In the 18th century the town’s Jewish community started to grow again, until it became the capital of Galilee. Today it is a resort town famous for its hot mineral springs, its beautiful scenery and the many historic sites in the area.

Tiberias ‎Tiberias. This city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, 212 meters below sea level, was built in the years 17–22 A.D. by Herod Antipas, who named the city after his patron, the Roman Emperor Tiberius. For a few hundred years it became the major Jewish spiritual center in the land, where the Jerusalem Talmud was completed and the six books of Mishnah were compiled. From the 5th century many Christians settled in the city. In 1099 Tiberias was captured by the Crusaders and in 1187 it was destroyed in the war between the Moslems and the Crusaders, after which it remained almost forgotten for some 400 years. In the 18th century the town’s Jewish community started to grow again, until it became the capital of Galilee. Today it is a resort town famous for its hot mineral springs, its beautiful scenery and the many historic sites in the area.

Exterior Wall, Tiberias ‎ After the second rejection at Nazareth Jesus went forth into Galilee and sent forth the twelve.— Matthew 9:35–38; 10:1–11; Mark 6:6–13; Luke 9:1–6 . Here He heard of the death of John the Baptist; and at this time Herod gave his opinion of Jesus.— Matthew 14:1–12; Mark 6:14–29; Luke 9:7–9 . In going from Nazareth to Capernaum he would doubtless pass again in sight of Tiberias. In the above view we have the exterior of the citadel. Tiberias was quite a modern town when our Lord frequented this region. The walls were strengthened by ten round towers on the west, five on the north and eight on the south. There were also towers along the shore to protect the city against attack from the water. The spacious castle is now entirely in ruins. Within the walls dwell about 2,000 inhabitants. To the west, on the hillside behind the town, are the tombs of many rabbis, and near to this sleep many modern Israelites who deemed it almost as great a blessing to have t...

Ancient Bronze Doors, Tiberias ‎While we were getting photographs of the historic remains in Tiberias our dragoman insisted upon our visiting an old building in the southern portion of the town. Here he said we could see some bronze doors very ancient and very interesting. We followed our guide and found the doors. Just how old they are no one can say. They are certainly of superior workmanship and unlike anything produced in modern times in Palestine. There is little doubt that they belong to the time of the Romans. They would fit well into the character of Tiberias as it has been graphically and elegantly pictured by Walter Besant. A number of people were standing in the opening of the building and were very much amused at our artist when he undertook to photograph the same. Two of the women turned their faces sideways as though they did not care to be photographed. The one in the center, however, seems to have “posed” with as much care as would any woman in an American pho...