The city was a walled city during the Biblical times, and peaked during the Roman/Byzantine periods. It was known for its warm health springs (a total of 17 springs, at a temperature of about 60 C) and was a spa center for the great Roman city of Tiberias.

  A number of synagogues were unearthed and reconstructed, including one of the most important mosaics - a zodiac with symbols, inscriptions and symbols, and two 7-branched menorahs. This is seen above, and is dated to the Byzantine period (5th C).

 

  An earlier 1st C synagogue existed in an older layer, maybe from the times of Jesus.There is a high probability that Jesus visited the site in his travels in the Galilee.

 

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