place
Tiberias
Also known as Tverya
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32.7897, 35.5247 · Wikidata Q151920 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map
- founded or start. 20high · Wikidata P571
City founded by Herod Antipas c. 20 CE; later a center of rabbinic learning.
Wikipedia extract
Tiberias is a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 18th century one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron, and Safed. In 2024, it had a population of 52,123.
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- Tiberias · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q151920 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
- Pleiades place 678431 · Pleiades contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY 3.0
Authority files
- Q151920
- Pleiades 678431
- VIAF 141911949
- Library of Congress n82032212
- Trismegistos 16863
- Catholic Encyclopedia 14716a
Related
- Herod Antipas · person
- Jerusalem Talmud · text
galilee · rabbinic