In 1596 , Kafr Bir ' im appeared in Ottoman tax registers as being in the '' Nahiya '' of '' Jira '' , part of Sanjak Safad . It had a population of 114 households and 22 bachelors ; all noted as Muslim . The villagers paid taxes on wheat , barley , goats and beehives , but most of the taxes were paid as a fixed sum ; total revenue was 13,400 akçe . Kafr Bir ' im was badly damaged in the Galilee earthquake of 1837 . The local church and a row of columns from the ancient synagogue collapsed . In 1838 it was noted as a Maronite village in the Safad region
Galilee earthquake of 1837
Galilee earthquake of 1837
Kafr Bir'im