A dictionary of the . hough the town isextremely picturesque as seen from thedistance, with its wall, minaret, andpalm trees, it is found on closer acquaint-ance to be in a state of filth which evenI in the East can be scarcely paralleled.| This is aggravated by the excessive heat,! the temperature often attaining 100°Fahr. Tiberias is still one of the fourholy cities of the Jews, and more than one-half of the inhabitants are Jews of the! poorer class, who live, in great measure,on the alms sent by their coreligionistsin various parts of the world. Manyof the Jews are immigrants from P
A dictionary of the . hough the town isextremely picturesque as seen from thedistance, with its wall, minaret, andpalm trees, it is found on closer acquaint-ance to be in a state of filth which evenI in the East can be scarcely paralleled.| This is aggravated by the excessive heat,! the temperature often attaining 100°Fahr. Tiberias is still one of the fourholy cities of the Jews, and more than one-half of the inhabitants are Jews of the! poorer class, who live, in great measure,on the alms sent by their coreligionistsin various parts of the world. Manyof the Jews are immigrants from are also Mohammedans and Chris-tians. The population is some 3000 or4000. The famous hot springs, to thesouth, are still much resorted to formedicinal purposes. The temperatureranges from 131° to 142° Fahr. On aslight eminence, 1 mile west of thetown, lies the Jewish burial-ground, inwhich some of the most celebrated ofthe Jewish Talmudists are interred. TIBERIAS, THE SEA 6:1; 21:1. See Galilee, Sea Head of Emperor Tiberius. (From a Coin.) TIBERIUS, CLAUDIUSNERO (full title), Luke 3 : 1, was the867 TIB TIM step-son and successor of Augustus, Luke2 : 1, and, though with some apparentvirtues, was one of the most infamoustyrants that ever scourged the empireof Rome. All the events of Christsmanhood took place during this began well, but quickly degenera-ted into a gloomy despot. Madness wasprobably the excuse for his began his reign A. d. 14, reignedduring the eventful period of the suc-ceeding twenty-three years, and wasfinally murdered by suffocation. TIBHATH {butchery). 1 Chr. 18:8. See Betah. TIBNI {building of Jehovah), aclaimant to the throne of Israel, andone who for four years headed half thepeople in a struggle against Omri, whomthe army had proclaimed king afterZimris death. Tibni was defeated, andprobably killed. 1 Kgs. 16 : 21, 22. TIDAL {great son), a king whojoined Chedorlaomer. Gen. 14 : 1-9. TIGLATH-PILESER (my help
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