The tower is part of the Old City Farm, first built by the Crusaders and rebuilt by Donna Grazia, an average Portuguese Jew who ran Tiberias from Constantinople for 7 years (1562-69) with the help of a nephew.
In the 18th century, the Bedouin ruler Dahr Al Omar renewed the wall.
You can see parts of the wall of the original Roman city in the proximity of the hot springs.
When Dr’s arrival.
Torres, the city’s population, has 6000 people who were bombed inside the wall in which the Crusaders built after the earthquake of 1034, in the area of about 34 acres.
The city was under Turkish rule and was run by a local Arab governor.
The locals believed that Dr.
Torrens will not be allowed to purchase land and build a hospital on it because of the existing governmental structure.
The Turks were suspicious of any missionary activity.
Torrens achieved all the lands in which he wanted through an unmediated connection with the landlord, a local religious leader.
He never expressed interest in the land, but finally made an offer to purchase them.
He immediately built two residential buildings, one for the minister in 1891 and the other for himself a year later.
For the construction of a hospital, he had to obtain a special permit.
Such approval must be signed by Vquot; the Sultan in Constantinople, Himself.
The mission seemed impossible, especially for a Christian stranger.
Torres did the unbelievable within two years without any means of bribery, thanks to a combination of adherence to the goal and full support of local leadership and officials, including the governor.
They believed him as a brilliant and indirect clinic.
Some call Dr.
Torres as the first clinic to operate on the banks of the Sea of Galilee since Jesus himself.
Of course, Torres acted out of deep faith in Jesus, if he treated all his skills and hopes.
Address: Journey to Alon, Tiberias
