Tiberias Byzantine Early Arab Rule
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The fortunes of Tiberias’s Jews improved during the 7th and 8th centuries under Arab rule. The Jewish Academy -- Yeshivah -- continued to function and attracted students from all over Israel and even from outside of Israel. Jews were allowed to repair and rebuild their synagogues and houses of study. Historians point to the literature, poetry and religious writings that originated in Tiberias of the era. | The fortunes of Tiberias’s Jews improved during the 7th and 8th centuries under Arab rule. The Jewish Academy -- Yeshivah -- continued to function and attracted students from all over Israel and even from outside of Israel. Jews were allowed to repair and rebuild their synagogues and houses of study. Historians point to the literature, poetry and religious writings that originated in Tiberias of the era. | ||
− | The Jewish population of Tiberias declined when | + | The Jewish population of Tiberias declined when Omar b. al-Khattab, the second caliph, allowed 70 Jewish families to move to Jerusalem and re-establish a Jewish presence there. However, Tiberias retained a small Jewish community throughout the rule of the Umayyad dynasty. Tiberias was revitalized as a Jewish community after Beit Shean was destroyed in the 749 A.D. earthquake. |