Mount Tabor
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Mount Tabor is a prominent hill in northern Israel venerated in Christian tradition as the site of Jesus’ Transfiguration and a longstanding place of pilgrimage.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
biblical site ⓘ hill ⓘ mountain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Har Tavor
ⓘ
Jabal az-Zaytoun ⓘ
surface form:
Jebel et-Tur
|
| associatedWith |
Barak
ⓘ
Deborah ⓘ battle against Sisera ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Israel Nature and Parks Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
Israel Nature and Parks Authority (surrounding area)
|
| coordinates | approximately 32.7°N 35.4°E ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| elevation | about 575 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicalType | limestone hill ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoad | winding road to the summit ⓘ |
| hasAnnualEvent |
Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian feast of the Transfiguration (pilgrimages)
|
| hasMonastery |
Eastern Orthodox monastery
ⓘ
Franciscan monastery ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuildingsFrom |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Crusader period ⓘ |
| hasSummitChurch |
Church of the Transfiguration
ⓘ
Church of the Transfiguration ⓘ
surface form:
Franciscan Church of the Transfiguration
|
| hasTrail | hiking trails around the mountain ⓘ |
| inChristianFeastDay |
Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of the Transfiguration
|
| landscapeFeature | isolated hill rising from flat plain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galilee
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Galilee
Northern District, Israel ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Afula
ⓘ
Nazareth ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Judges
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
New Testament ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Daburiyya
ⓘ
Kfar Tavor ⓘ Shibli–Umm al-Ghanam ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Esdraelon Plain
ⓘ
Jezreel Valley ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazareth Mountains region ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDestinationSince | early Christian centuries ⓘ |
| prominence | about 400 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| shape | isolated dome-shaped hill ⓘ |
| significanceInChristianity | traditional site of a major event in Jesus’ life ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | site of the Transfiguration of Jesus ⓘ |
| viewpointFor |
Galilee
ⓘ
surface form:
Galilee region
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.