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−	'''Rabbi Chaim Abulafia'''	+	'''Rabbi Chaim Abulafia the Second''' was born in Chevron and was a descendant of Rabbi Chaim Abulafia the First. After serving as the head Rabbi of [[Safed|Tzfat]], Rabbi Chaim Abulafia moved to Izmir, Turkey, serving as its Rav. In  1740 he returned to Eretz Yisroel and at that request of Dahar El Omar, ruler of the Gallil, reestablished the then desolate city of Tiberias.

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Rabbi Chaim Abulafia the Second was born in Chevron and was a descendant of Rabbi Chaim Abulafia the First. After serving as the head Rabbi of Tzfat, Rabbi Chaim Abulafia moved to Izmir, Turkey, serving as its Rav. In 1740 he returned to Eretz Yisroel and at that request of Dahar El Omar, ruler of the Gallil, reestablished the then desolate city of Tiberias.