Zippori Attractions

The moshav of Zippori, founded in 1949, lies 6km/4mi northwest of Nazareth in an area well supplied with springs. On a hill 1km/0.75mi north are the remains of ancient Zippori (Sepphoris).

History

The town is not mentioned in the Old Testament. Unlike neighboring Yodefat, it took no part in the Jewish rebellion of A.D. 66 and was therefore spared by the Romans. Excavations by American archeologists brought to light remains of the Roman period, when the town was known as Diocaesarea. The place became of some importance in 135, when, after the failure of the second Jewish rebellion against Rome, the Sanhedrin moved from Yavne to Galilee and established its headquarters in Sepphoris and for a time in Bet Shearim, with Rabbi Judah Hanassi as its supreme spiritual authority.