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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "town on the western shore of the sea of galilee". Today it says "city on the western shore of the sea of galilee in northern israel". We saved the article's opening at 6 moments between 2005 and 2025, and every claim links the exact revision.

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Tiberias in 1862, the ruins reminiscent of its ancient heritage.¹ Tiberias ( Hebrew טבריה, Teverya; Arabic طبرية, Ṭabariyyah) is a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee , Lower Galilee , Israel .² It was named in honour of the emperor Tiberius .³ Tiberias was built at about AD 20 by Herod Antipas , the son of Herod the Great , and it became the capital of his realm in Galilee. During Herod's time, the Jews refused to settle there; the presence of a cemetery rendered the site ritually unclean. However, Antipas forcibly settled people there from rural Galilee in order to populate his new capital. In time, Tiberias became one of the country's four Holy Cities, a centre of Jewish learning and the arts. Also the Sanhedrin , the Jewish court, chose it as one of its meeting places. It was in fact the final meeting place before the disbandment. Following the expulsion of all Jews from Jerusalem after 135 , Tiberias and its neighbor Sepphoris became the major centers of Jewish culture. The Mishnah , which grew into the Jerusalem Talmud , may have begun to have been written here. Under Byzantine and Arab rule, the city declined and was devastated by wars and earthquakes in the Middle Ages . During the crusades it was the central city of the Principality of Galilee in the Kingdom of Jerusalem ; the region was sometimes called the Principality of Tiberias, or the Tiberiad. Saladin besieged it during his invasion of the kingdom in 1187 , and in October of that year defeated the crusaders at the Battle of Hattin outside the city. Around this time the original site of the city was abandoned, and settlement shifted north to the present location. In the 16th century , Suleiman the Magnificent gave it back to the Jews, and Tiberias flourished again for a hundred years. It was devastated again, and again resettled by Hassidic Jews. Today, Tiberias is Israel's most popular holiday resort in the northern half of the country. A Sanhedrin was officially reestablished in October , 2004 in a meeting in Tiberias [1] . However it is generally not accepted as legitimate by other Jewish scholars, since many believe that the return of Elijah must occur first, as only Elijah unquestionably has the necessary ordination to convene a Sanhedrin.⁴

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Israel municipality Tiberias ( ; , Tverya (audio) ; , Ṭabariyyah ) is a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee , Lower Galilee , Israel . Established in 20 CE, it was named in honour of the emperor Tiberius . Since the 16th century, Tiberias has been considered one of Judaism 's Four Holy Cities , along with Jerusalem , Hebron and Safed . In the 2nd-10th centuries, Tiberias was the largest Jewish city in the Galilee, and the political and religious hub of the Jews of Palestine. According to Christian tradition, Jesus performed several miracles in the Tiberias district, making it an important pilgrimage site for devout Christians. Tiberias has historically been known for its hot springs , believed to cure skin and other ailments, for thousands of years (This southern part of today's Tiberias was probably the site of the Bilbical village of Chammath (Joshua 19:35)).

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Israel municipality Tiberias ( / t aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə s / ; , Tveria , Tiveria (audio) ; , Ṭabariyyah ; Greek : Τιβεριάς Tiberiás , Modern Greek : Τιβεριάδα Tiveriáda ) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee (called "the Kinneret" in Hebrew), Lower Galilee , Israel . Established in 20 CE , it was named in honour of the emperor Tiberius . Tiberias was venerated in Judaism from the middle of the 2nd century CE and since the 16th century has been considered one of Judaism 's Four Holy Cities , along with Jerusalem , Hebron and Safed . In the 2nd–10th centuries, Tiberias was the largest Jewish city in the Galilee and the political and religious hub of the Jews of Palestine. It has been known for its hot springs , believed to cure skin and other ailments, for thousands of years. Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews XVIII.2.3 The Sunday at home . Tiberias is esteemed a holy city by Israel's children, and has been so dignified ever since the middle of the second century.

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Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee Israel municipality Tiberias ( / t aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə s / ; , Tverya ; ) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee . Established around 20 CE , it was named in honour of the second emperor of the Roman Empire, Tiberius . In 2024 it had a population of 52,123. Tiberias has been held in great respect in Judaism since the mid-2nd century CE, and since the 16th century has been considered one of Judaism 's Four Holy Cities , along with Jerusalem , Hebron and Safed . In the 2nd–10th centuries, Tiberias was the largest Jewish city in the Galilee and the political and religious hub of the Jews in the Land of Israel . Its immediate neighbour to the south, Hammat Tiberias , which is now part of modern Tiberias, has been known for its hot springs , believed to cure skin and other ailments , for some two thousand years. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . The Sunday at home . Tiberias is esteemed a holy city by Israel's children, and has been so dignified ever since the middle of the second century.

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City in northern Israel City in Israel Tiberias ( / t aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə s / ty- BEER -ee-əs ; , Ṭəḇeryā ; ) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee . A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity , it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism 's Four Holy Cities , along with Jerusalem , Hebron , and Safed . In 2024, it had a population of 52,123. Tiberias was founded c. 20 CE by Herod Antipas and was named after Roman emperor Tiberius . It became a major political and religious hub of the Jews in the Land of Israel after the destruction of Jerusalem and the desolation of Judea during the Jewish–Roman wars . From the time of the second through the tenth centuries CE, Tiberias was the largest Jewish city in Galilee , and much of the Mishna and the Jerusalem Talmud were compiled there. Tiberias flourished during the early Islamic period , when it served as the capital of Jund al-Urdunn and became a multi-cultural trading center. The city slipped in importance following several earthquakes, foreign incursions, and after the Mamluks turned Safed into the capital of Galilee . The city was greatly damaged by an earthquake in 1837 , after which it was rebuilt, and it grew steadily following the Zionist Aliyah in the 1880s. In early modern times, Tiberias was a mixed city ; under British rule it had a majority Jewish population, but with a significant Arab community. During the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine , fighting broke out between the Jewish residents of Tiberias and its Palestinian Arab minority. As the Haganah took over, British troops evacuated the entire Palestinian Arab population; they were refused reentry after the war, such that today the city has an almost exclusively Jewish population. After the war ended, the new Israeli authorities destroyed the Old City of Tiberias. A large number of Jewish immigrants to Israel subsequently settled in Tiberias. Today, Tiberias is an important tourist center due to its proximity to the Sea of Galilee and religious sanctity to Judaism and Christianity . The city also serves as a regional industrial and commercial center. Its immediate neighbour to the south, Hammat Tiberias , which is now part of modern Tiberias, has been known for its hot springs , believed to cure skin and other ailments , for some two thousand years. "לשכת ראש העיר" . עיריית טבריה (in Hebrew) . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . It was here that both the Mishna and the Gemara were compiled." Abbasi, Mustafa (1 April 2008). Journal of Palestine Studies . 37 (3). The first mixed town forcibly emptied of its Palestinian residents was Tiberias, the 5,770 Palestinian inhabitants of which were driven out – mostly on buses – on 16 and 17 April 1948, when the town was taken by Jewish Hagana forces. ... In Tiberias, the demise of the Palestinian community was coupled in early 1949 with mass destruction of their old properties. By March the Israeli army had blown up and bulldozed 477 of the 696 buildings in the old city,&S Abbasi, Dr Mustafa (2008).

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City in northern Israel City in Israel Tiberias ( / t aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə s / ty- BEER -ee-əs ; Hebrew : טבריה , Ṭəveryā ; Arabic : طبريا , romanized : Ṭabariyyā ) 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 16th century one of Judaism 's Four Holy Cities , along with Jerusalem , Hebron , and Safed . In 2024, it had a population of 52,123. Tiberias was founded around 20 CE by Herod Antipas and was named after Roman emperor Tiberius . It became a major political and religious hub of the Jews in the Land of Israel after the destruction of Jerusalem and the desolation of Judea during the Jewish–Roman wars . From the time of the second through the tenth centuries CE, Tiberias was the largest Jewish city in Galilee , and much of the Mishna and the Jerusalem Talmud were compiled there. Tiberias flourished during the Early Muslim period , when it served as the capital of Jund al-Urdunn and became a multi-cultural trading center. The city declined in importance over time due to earthquake damage and foreign incursions. After the Galilee earthquake of 1837 the city was rebuilt and grew steadily following the First Jewish Aliyah in the 1880s. In early modern times, Tiberias was a mixed city ; under British rule it had a majority Jewish population, but with a significant Arab community. During the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine , fighting broke out between the Jewish residents of Tiberias and its Palestinian Arab minority. As the Haganah took over, British troops evacuated the entire Palestinian Arab population; they were refused reentry after the war, such that today the city has an almost exclusively Jewish population. After the war ended, the new Israeli authorities destroyed the Old City of Tiberias. A large number of Jewish immigrants to Israel subsequently settled in Tiberias. Today, Tiberias is an important tourist center due to its proximity to the Sea of Galilee and religious sanctity to Judaism and Christianity . The city also serves as a regional industrial and commercial center. Its immediate neighbour to the south, Hammat Tiberias , which is now part of modern Tiberias, has been known for its hot springs , believed to cure skin and other ailments , for some two thousand years. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . It was here that both the Mishna and the Gemara were compiled." Abbasi, Mustafa (1 April 2008). Journal of Palestine Studies . 37 (3). The first mixed town forcibly emptied of its Palestinian residents was Tiberias, the 5,770 Palestinian inhabitants of which were driven out – mostly on buses – on 16 and 17 April 1948, when the town was taken by Jewish Hagana forces. ... In Tiberias, the demise of the Palestinian community was coupled in early 1949 with mass destruction of their old properties. By March the Israeli army had blown up and bulldozed 477 of the 696 buildings in the old city,&S Abbasi, Mustafa (2008). "The War on the Mixed Cities: The Depopulation of Arab Tiberias and the Destruction of Its Old, 'Sacred' City (1948–9)".

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