Tiberias


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Ti·be·ri·as

(tī-bîr′ē-əs), Lake
See Sea of Galilee.
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Tiberias

(taɪˈbɪərɪˌæs)
n
1. (Placename) a resort in N Israel, on the Sea of Galilee: an important Jewish centre after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. Pop: 40 100 (2003 est)
2. (Placename) Lake Tiberias another name for the (Sea of) Galilee
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Ti•be•ri•as

(taɪˈbɪər i əs)

n.
Lake, Galilee, Sea of.
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From Joppa, Jerusalem, the River Jordan, the Sea of Tiberias, Nazareth, Bethany, Bethlehem, and other points of interest in the Holy Land can be visited, and here those who may have preferred to make the journey from Beirut through the country, passing through Damascus, Galilee, Capernaum, Samaria, and by the River Jordan and Sea of Tiberias, can rejoin the steamer.
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"The continued Israeli aggression against the frontiers of Arab states since February, culminating in the treacherous full-scale attacks on the Egyptian positions at El-Sabha, and on the Syrian territory opposite Lake Tiberias, has exhausted the patience of the two countries, now closely linked by a bilateral treaty, and brought matters to a head.
When Jesus met Peter by the lake of Tiberias, he undid his three-fold denial of him by asking him three times "Do you love me" to which Peter replied "Yes" three times.
Hezbollah guerrillas today fired rockets at towns across northern Israeli, including the city of Tiberias, starting off fires but causing no casualties, rescue services said.
Hezbollah guerrillas fired rockets at towns across northern Israeli, including the city of Tiberias.
TERRIFIED Scots who escaped rocket attacks on the resort of Tiberias in Israel last night told of their terror.
Maya, who is currently completing a doctorate in Jewish history at Haifa U., teaches at the Ulpanit in Tiberias and at Yeshivat Ha-Kibbutz Ha-Dati in Ma'aleh Gilboa.
Talks between Israel and Syria collapsed in early 2000 as the two sides failed to agree over Syrian access to Lake Tiberias in the event of the return of the Golan Heights.
The site, in the town of Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, is near to where Jesus is said to have given the Sermon on the Mount and fed the masses with loafs and fish.

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