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supposedly, in order to negotiate with Placidus, but they attacked him. The Roman forces initially retreated, but while they were in the valley, they returned towards the mountain, attacked the Jewish rebels, killed many of them, and blocked the road for the remaining rebels who tried to flee back to the top of the mountain. Many of the Jewish rebels left Mount Tabor and returned to Jerusalem. The rest of the fortified rebels in the fortress on the mountain surrendered after their water ran out. They then handed over the mountain to Placidus.
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sent an army of 600 riders, under the command of Placidus, who fought the rebels. Placidus understood that he could not reach the top of the steep mountain with his forces, and therefore called the fortified rebels to walk down the mountain. A group of Jewish rebels descended from the mountain,
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Due to the importance of Mount Tabor in Christian tradition, from the 4th century onward it became a pilgrimage site. According to descriptions of the pilgrims, during the 6th century there were three churches on the top of the mountain.
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around 1581. The reason given for its establishment was that the place was insecure for merchants and people making pilgrimage, and it was argued that if a khan was built, the place would become "inhabited and cultivated."
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Mount Tabor was covered with vegetation typical of northern Ancient Israel until the reign of the Ottoman Empire, during which period most of the trees were felled. The trees were felled for use in the
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monk, Irinarh Rosetti, in 1859, the year of his death, and finished by his disciple, Nectarie Banul, in 1862. Northeast of the Church of the Transfiguration is the Church of the Prophet
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and his army of 30,000 Judeans was defeated in battle at Mount Tabor. As many as 10,000 Jewish fighters were killed in the battle and Alexander was forced to flee, apparently to Syria.
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of the tribe of Naphtali and gave him God's command, "Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun" (
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At the end of the 19th and the beginning the 20th century, the Bedouin tribe Arab Al-Sabehi settled on the mountain. It was one of the strongest tribes in that region.
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church from the fifth or sixth century and a Crusader church from the 12th century. In the upper part of the church, above the altar, is a
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there. However, none of these accounts identifies the "high mountain" of the scene by name. The earliest identification of the
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Many tribes in the region, like Arab-Al Hieb, began their military cooperation with the Jewish underground forces before the
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The tradition of Mount Tabor as the site of the Transfiguration goes back to at least the 3rd century (
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was fought in which a French force of about 3,000 soldiers under the command of Napoleon and general
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at the summit, which is divided into Catholic (southeast) areas and Eastern Orthodox (northeast)
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who built a large fortress at its top, which was unsuccessfully besieged by the armies of the
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During the 8th century there were four churches and a monastery on the mountain. During the
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National parks declared by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories and Golan Heights
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After the destruction of the Second Temple, Jewish settlement on Mount Tabor was renewed.
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met the king of Salem. The cave was known to pilgrims and local Christians during the
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monastery is dedicated to the Transfiguration. The construction was started by a
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Footprints of the Son of Man: From the Jordan to the Mount of Transfiguration
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in 1217, but in 1229 it was again occupied by the Christians. In 1263, the
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and erected a fortified abbey. In 1212 the mountain was occupied by the
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are located on the slopes of Mount Tabor, opposite the entrance to
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occupied Mount Tabor. Most members of the tribe were forced out to
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occupied the fortress and destroyed the buildings on the mountain.
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At the base it is almost fully surrounded by the Arab villages of
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Northwest of the main church is a small cave-church named after
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At the bottom of the mountain was an important road junction:
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on August 19 (which corresponds to August 6 according to the
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in the 4th century. It is later recounted in the 5th-century
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was the seat of Jabin, the king of Canaan, whose commander,
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in the 3rd century. This early speculation is recounted by
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The woodland vegetation provides a habitat for wolves and
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holds a 12-kilometre race around Mount Tabor in memory of
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In Christian tradition, Mount Tabor is the site of the
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and is about five kilometers long. It is part of the
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mountains, it constitutes a separate geological form.
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Castles and fortifications of the Knights Hospitaller
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The mountain is mentioned for the first time in the
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On the 36: 1327:C. R. Conder and H. H. Kitchener (1881). 415:Mount Tabor is shaped almost like half a 1502: 1500: 1498: 1496: 1272:"The Etymology of χάρτης ‘Papyrus Roll’" 951: 887:at the time of the establishment of the 772: 693: 2678:Geography of Northern District (Israel) 1242: 319:used the same name in his Greek works. 195:, 18 kilometres (11 miles) west of the 2378:Dor Beach and Ma'agan Michael Islands 727:Crusader, Ayyubid, and Mamluk periods 660:onto a high mountain apart, and that 535:). Descending from the mountain, the 7: 1441:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1142:and the broad-toothed field mouse ( 379: 367: 276: 267: 214:), Mount Tabor is the site of the 168: 126: 1295:Luckock, Herbert Mortimer (1885), 25: 1429:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). 265:The Hebrew name of the mountain, 1342:Elevation of Kfar Tavor: 119.9 m 837:. At the start of May 1948 the 807:force of about 35,000 soldiers. 683:Transitus Beatae Mariae Virginis 125: 118: 45: 1329:The Survey of Western Palestine 883:and one of the founders of the 524:the Jewish prophetess summoned 361:The Arabic form of the name is 1510:. parks.org.il. Archived from 1399:Meistermann, Barnabas (1912), 1313:The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1073:), orchids, irises (including 873:Lower Galilee Regional Council 648:relate that Jesus had brought 411:Mount Tabor covered with cloud 283:, but this is probably due to 1: 2713:Sacred mountains of West Asia 1366:. New York: Funk and Wagnalls 926:Church of the Transfiguration 900:Church of the Transfiguration 879:, the first commander of the 493:, as border of three tribes: 445:. 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Mount Thabor
Mount Tabor (disambiguation)

Elevation
Coordinates
32°41′14″N 35°23′25″E / 32.68722°N 35.39028°E / 32.68722; 35.39028
Mount Tabor is located in Israel
Lower Galilee
Israel
Hebrew
romanized
Lower Galilee
northern Israel
Jezreel Valley
Sea of Galilee
Hebrew Bible
Joshua
Judges
battle of Mount Tabor
Israelite
Barak
Canaanite
Hazor
Jabin
Sisera
transfiguration of Jesus

popular etymology
Greek
Septuagint

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