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Old 8th May 2008, 14:20   #97 (permalink)
holyland red
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Hammat Tiberias

Joshua 19: 32, 35: The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali.... And their border was ... the fortified cities were Ziddim-zer, and Hammath, and Rakkath, and Chinnereth..."



The city was a walled city during the Biblical times, and peaked during the Roman/Byzantine periods. It was known for its warm health springs (a total of 17 springs, at a temperature of about 60oC) and was a spa center for the great Roman city of Tiberias.

A number of synagogues were unearthed and reconstructed, including one of the most important mosaics - a zodiac with symbols, inscriptions and symbols, and two 7-branched menorahs.
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