In Ancient Greek, the city was called Sepphoris from its Hebrew name Tzipori, understood to be a variant of the Hebrew word for bird, tzipor – perhaps, as a Talmudic gloss suggests, because it is "perched o… See more

The Hebrew Bible makes no mention of the city, although in Jewish tradition it is thought to be the city Kitron mentioned in the Book of Judges (1:30 Archived 10 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine).
According to … See more

Much of the town has been excavated, revealing Jewish homes along a main cobblestone street. Several images have been found carved into the stones of the street, including that of a menorah, and another im… See more

Zippori was first excavated by Leory Waterman of University of Michigan in 1931.
In 1983, James F. Strange of the University of South Florida conducted a probe of the Crusader F… See more

• Al-Burini (1556-1615), Damascus-based Ottoman Arab historian, poet, and Shafi'i jurist
• Battle of Cresson between Crusaders and Muslim troops in 1187, possibly at the Springs of Sepphoris… See more