 | Tiberias (/taɪˈbɪəriəs/; Hebrew: טְבֶרְיָה, Tverya, About this sound(audio) (help·info); Arabic: طبرية, Ṭabariyyah) 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 2017 it had a population of 43,664. Tiberias has been held in great respect in Judaism since in the mid-2nd century CE, and since the 16th century has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along wi
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