sentences:  In the last seventeen years of his life, he moved to Sepphoris for health reasons, but planned his burial in Beit She'arim.According to tradition, he owned there land he received as a gift from his friend, the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.The most desired burial place for Jews was the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, but in 135 CE, when Jews were barred from the area, Beit She'arim became an alternative.