Tiberias in Kinneret, Northern District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

1. Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos Marker

Inscription. Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos was among Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai's most prominent pupils. He was raised in a wealthy home but gave up a life of abundance, choosing to dedicate himself to Torah learning. His rabbi said that he was like a "cemented pit that loses not one drop of water."
He said of himself, "I never said a word [of Torah] that I did not learn from my rabbi" and insisted on the truth of Torah as he saw it even when the majority of his colleagues disagreed.

When Rabbi Eliezer took ill... (he) raised his two arms and placed them on his heart, and he said: Woe to you, my two arms, as they are like two Torah scrolls that are now being rolled up and will never be opened again. I have learned much Torah, and I have taught much Torah. I have learned much Torah, but I have not received from my teacher's wisdom even like a dog lapping from the sea. I have taught much Torah, but my students have not received from me even like the paintbrush from the paint tube.
(Sanhedrin 68)

רבי אליעזר בן הורקנוס
(Hebrew text not transcribed)

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Location. 32° 47.395′ N, 35° 32.243′ E. Marker is in Tiberias, Northern District, in Kinneret. It can be reached from Khakham Abulafya Street. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai (here, next to this marker); Rabbi Ammi and Rabbi Assi (here, next to this marker); The Holy Shlah / השל"ה הקדוש (a few steps from this marker); The Rambam (Maimonides) / הרמב"ם (a few steps from this marker); Rabbi David Hanagid, Grandson of Maimonides (a few steps from this marker); Rabbi Maimon ben Yosef, Father of Maimonides

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 8, 2023

2. Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos Marker

(a few steps from this marker); Liberation of Tiberias Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Remains of the Watch Tower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tiberias.

More about this marker. The marker is located at the tomb site of the Rambam.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.