Research topic:Tiberias

Pictures from Google Image Search

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Find more facts and information on our topic page about Tiberias

Lake Tiberias

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Lake Tiberias see Galilee, Sea of .

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"Lake Tiberias." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 21 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Lake Tiberias." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 21, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-TibersLk.html

"Lake Tiberias." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-TibersLk.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Ancient Tiberias reveals all her glory
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/19/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Post 10-19-2007 Headline: Ancient Tiberias reveals all her glory Byline: Ann Goldberg...2007 -- In 1920, when the road between Tiberias and Zemach was being paved, the workers...had unearthed the ancient town of Hamat Tiberias, including a seven- branched candelabra...
Rediscovering Tiberias
Newspaper article from: The Jerusalem Report; 5/3/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...a financial boon from 'ancient Tiberias.' In mid-March, two students...participating in an archaeological dig in Tiberias, three city blocks away from Lake...Court, which established itself in Tiberias at the end of the 2nd century CE...
Tiberias longs for Kirk to go boldly forth with $20 million hotel
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/9/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...economically depressed northern Israeli city of Tiberias shows that it is in dire need of two...least in theory, about to arrive in Tiberias in the form of the Church of Scotland...Watt Torrance, a physician who set up Tiberias's first hospital. The construction...
Tiberias's tribute to Dona Gracia
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/25/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Jerusalem Post 08-25-2006 Headline: Tiberias's tribute to Dona Gracia Byline: LYDIA...Page: 12 Friday, August 25, 2006 -- Tiberias resident Haim Hatzav has been conducting...years ago. The House of Dona Gracia in Tiberias is a unique hotel, cultural center and...
Officials: Tiberias was tense long before October 2000 riots...
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 7/18/2001; ; 683 words ; ...07-18-2001 Headline: Officials: Tiberias was tense long before October 2000 riots...Page: 04 Wednesday, July 18, 2001 -- Tiberias had been seething with Jewish-Arab...which had once served as a mosque. Tiberias mayor Benny Kiryati and municipal councilman...
Tiberias gears up for a record run. 900 runners - the largest field ever - to compete for marathon titles
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/4/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Jerusalem Post 01-04-2007 Headline: Tiberias gears up for a record run. 900 runners...900 athletes will compete in the 30th Tiberias Marathon on Thursday morning with organizers...runner-up. "I feel good coming back to Tiberias," said Bor at the pre-race press...
Search on for missing Tiberias girl
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/3/2003; ; 669 words ; ...0000 Headline: Search on for missing Tiberias girl Byline: DAVID RUDGE Edition; Daily...for 18-year-old Dana Bennet from Tiberias, who went missing in the early hours...Migdal and the Maghrar junction north of Tiberias. Senior officers headed by northern...
When Tiberias sank into the sea
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/9/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...decks: CLOUDBURST DESTROYS PART OF OLD TIBERIAS / Many Missing, Believed To Have Been...lasted 20 more, there would have been no Tiberias. It was appalling; as bad, I am sure...hillside collapsed.... The old town of Tiberias was overtaken by disaster today at noon...
Task force tackles Tiberias crime lords
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/24/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...2006 Headline: Task force tackles Tiberias crime lords Byline: REBECCA ANNA STOIL...organized crime task force swept through Tiberias early Sunday morning. The task force...followed a series of violent incidents in Tiberias, in which innocent civilians were injured...
Walking with the sages in Tiberias
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/10/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Headline: Walking with the sages in Tiberias Byline: AVIVA BAR-AM Edition; Weekend...not, as you near the southern end of Tiberias, steam rises above you along the road...of the earth to stoke the fires of the Tiberias hot springs. As they were deaf devils...

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

Tiberias
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Tiberias , town (1994 pop. 36,400), NE Israel...agricultural settlements. A resort town, Tiberias has hotels, a hot springs spa, and a...After the destruction of Jerusalem, Tiberias became (2d cent.) a center of Jewish...
Lake Tiberias
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Lake Tiberias see Galilee, Sea of .
Galilee
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the countryside, and the towns— Cana , Capernaum , Tiberias , Nazareth —are repeatedly referred to in the Gospels...Lower sections. The major towns in Upper Galilee are Zefat and Tiberias ; Nazareth is the largest town in Lower Galilee. Jews, Arabs...
Sea of Galilee
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sea of Galilee Lake Tiberias , or Lake Kinneret , lake, 64 sq mi (166 sq km), 14 mi (23 km) long, and 3 to 7 mi (4...Testament it is named variously from nearby geographical features—Galilee, Gennesaret, or Tiberias.
Palestine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...source is the Jordan River, which flows south through Lake Tiberias into the Dead Sea. Palestine is of central importance to three...The northern part of the country, including Acre, Haifa, Tiberias, Safed, Nablus, Jenin, and Tulkarm, was part of the vilayet...

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: