Mount Tabor
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For other uses, see Mount Tabor (disambiguation).
Mount Tabor (In Arabic جبل طابور) (Hebrew: הר תבור) (Har Tavor) is a large hill of Biblical significance in Lower Galilee, Northern Israel at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the Sea of Galilee.
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Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
Coordinates | 32°41′14″N 35°23′25″E |
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In the Hebrew Bible (Joshua, Judges), Mount Tabor is the site of the Battle of Mount Tabor between the Israelite army under the leadership of Barak and the army of the Canaanite king of Hazor, Jabin, commanded by Sisera.
In Christian tradition, Mount Tabor is the site of the transfiguration of Jesus.[1]