sentences:  Its immediate neighbour to the south, Hammat Tiberias, which is now part of modern Tiberias, has been known for its hot springs, believed to cure skin and other ailments, for some two thousand years.Jewish tradition holds that Tiberias was built on the site of the ancient Israelite village of "Rakkath" or "Rakkat", first mentioned in the Book of Joshua.In Talmudic times, the Jews still referred to it by this name.