Editing Safed (section)

===Antiquity===
Safed has been identified with ''Sepph,'' a fortified town in the [[Upper Galilee]] mentioned in the writings of the Roman-Jewish historian [[Josephus]].<ref name="Geography of Israel: Safed">[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0017_0_17270.html Geography of Israel: Safed], accessed 9 December 2016</ref> Safed is mentioned in the [[Jerusalem Talmud]] as one of five elevated spots where fires were lit to announce the [[Rosh Chodesh|New Moon]] and festivals during the [[Second Temple period]].<ref name="judaica">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia= Encyclopedia Judaica |title= Safed |volume= 14 |pages= 626 |publisher= Keter |location= [[Jerusalem]], Israel |year= 1972}}</ref>