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View southwest: The southern, older part of Tiberias with the hills of Lower Galilee rising above the city in the background.
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View southeast (cover photo): This photo was taken from the trail that descends from Mt. Arbel. It looks toward the eastern shore of the lake and modern Tiberias (upper right). Tel Rakkath is the sunlit mound.
View north: This photo was taken from Tel Rakkath, looking down on the Rakkath Valley. Safed is on the mountain at the top of the photo (center; see “Safed (Zefat)” on page 77).
View southwest: The southern, older part of Tiberias with the hills of Lower Galilee rising above the city in the background.
View south: The southern part of Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee. Hammat Tiberias is on the shore of the lake just beyond the orange-roofed building (upper center; see “Hammat Tiberias” on page 171).
View northeast: The northern, newer part of Tiberias with its modern hotels overlooking the sea of Galilee.
View north: The Tiberias chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, overlooking the Sea of Galilee (see photo below). In 2024, It is the only Church-owned property in Israel.
View north: The view members of the Church have during Shabbat services. This photo was taken from the balcony of the church (above), looking down on Tel Rakkath (center) and the lake.
These Roman milestones, discovered in Tiberias, were set up on the road between Tiberias and Hammat Tiberias, reminiscent of the ancient road that passed this way to Beth Shean in the lower Jordan Valley.
