Name Tiberias Type Settlement & Body of Water Usage English, Biblical Pronounced Pron. /taɪ.ˈbɪər.i.əs/(English) Edit Status Status Meaning & History Derived from Tiberius, the name of the second Roman emperor. This is the name of a city located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The lake also became known as the Sea of Tiberias or Lake Tiberias after the city.