Mt Tabor

For most Christians Mt Tabor is a Holy mountain – “the mount of Transfiguration”.  It is strategically located on the main north-south ancient road, and it was an important fortress during the First and Second Temple, Greek,  Roman and Crusaders times.

Mount Tabor is located 9KM east of Nazareth, at the north-east corner of the Jezreel Valley. It is a round steep hill (613M above sea level, and 460M above the valley), visible from the whole area. It looks like an extinct volcano but is not.

In ancient times this was considered a prime location, and there were several roads that crossed  it: Via Maris (Yizreel valley to sea of Galilee), lower to upper Galilee, Jordan valley (via Tabor creek), and Beit Shean via Ein Dor and around the Moreh hill.

From the hill there is a magnificent view of Jezreel valley, the hills around  it including Givat Hamoreh, and to the North – Mount Hermon (as written  in Psalms: “Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name“).