Route 30. From Tiberias to Tell Hûm and Safed

Submitted by scott on Mon, 01/22/2024 - 10:59

1. FROM TIBERIAS TO KHAN MINYEH .
2. FROM KHAN MINYEH TO TELL HUM.
3. FROM TELL HUM TO SAFED .

From Safed to Meirón and Kafr Bir'im.

From Safed to Tibnin, Sidon, and Tyre.
1. FROM SAFED TO TIBNÎN, about 7hrs. To 'Ain ez-Zeitûn
2. FROM TIBNÎN TO KAL'AT ESH-SHAKIF (and Sidon)
3. FROM TIBNÎN TO TYRE,
4. FROM SAFED TO TYRE VIA YATIR

Bædeker from Tiberias to Khân Jubb Yûsuf.

Palestine and Syria: Handbook for Travelers

1. From Tiberias to Khân Minyeh.

Tell Hum - 1898

Tell Hûm. — History. The identification of Tell Hûm with Capernaum is supported by some old itineraries of pilgrims and is as good as certain. Jewish authors mention a place here called Kafar Tankhûm, or Nakhûm. Whether 'Tell Hûm' was corrupted from 'Tankhûm', or whether the Arabic 'Tell' (hill) was substituted for 'Kaphar' (village) and Nakhum shortened to Hûm, is very questionable. The extent of the ruins of Tell Hûm points to an ancient place of considerable importance , such as a custom-house and garrison town is likely to have been. The building material is basalt.