Har Tavor

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Har Tavor is the Hebrew name for Mount Tabor, a prominent hill in northern Israel traditionally identified as the site of the Transfiguration of Jesus and an important landmark in biblical history.

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Har Tavor canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pilgrimage site
biblical site
hill
mountain
tourist attraction
accessRoadFrom Daburiyya
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam
architectOfMainChurch Antonio Barluzzi
biblicalAssociation Judges
surface form: Book of Judges

Transfiguration of Jesus
category Christian pilgrimage sites in Israel
Holy places in the New Testament
Mountains of Israel
country Israel
elevation about 575 meters above sea level
feature panoramic views of Jezreel Valley
rounded dome-like shape
wooded slopes
geologicalType limestone hill
hasOnSummit Church of the Transfiguration
Franciscan monastery
Greek Orthodox monastery
historicalEvent battles in ancient Israelite period
locatedIn Galilee
surface form: Lower Galilee

Northern District, Israel
locatedNear Afula
Nazareth
mentionedIn Book of Joshua
Judges
surface form: Book of Judges

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
nameInArabic Mount Arbel
surface form: جبل الطور
nameInEnglish Mount Tabor
nameInHebrew הר תבור
nearbySettlement Daburiyya
Kfar Tavor
Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam
overlooks Galilee
surface form: Galilee region

Jezreel Valley
partOf Nazareth Mountains region
surface form: Nazareth mountain range (broadly defined)
prominence about 400 meters above surrounding plain
religiousTradition Christianity
Islam
Judaism
strategicImportance historical military stronghold
traditionalIdentificationAs site of the Transfiguration of Jesus
usedFor Christian pilgrimages
hiking
religious ceremonies

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Mount Tabor alsoKnownAs Har Tavor