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pleasure-seekers from shore to shore. The
Talmud speaks of " merchants coming and
going between Hippos on the east shore and
Tiberias," which indicates a lively and constant
intercourse of the inhabitants of the cities on
the different sides of the lake. Once, when
Josephus planned a certain movement against
Tiberias which was to start by water from
Tarichaea, he collected for this purpose at that
point, apparently in a short time, two hundred
and thirty ships from the vicinity of Tarichaea
alone. It is said that the sight of the lake
covered with these vessels struck the Tiberians
with terror. At a later time, when Tarichaea
expected an attack from the Romans, the
citizens got ready a great number of vessels
to which they might flee in case of a repulse.
The day went against them, and they fled to
their ships. In these they made a bold

FISHERMEN ON THE SEA OF GALILEE.
The lake contains many good kinds of fish, some of which, it is said, do not occur elsewhere except in tropical climates.