Mt. Tabor, Israel הר תבור

In Israel's Lower Galilee, looms Mt. Tabor. Something about this mound of earth at the junction of ancient strategic highways — "the battlefield of the nations" (Mark Twain) captured my imagination. And the months following my visit, I felt a compulsion to learn more.

"Deploy to Mt. Tabor" (Judges 4:6), the Israelite prophet-judge Deborah instructed Barak in the battle with Canaanite Siseras forces, in the 14th century BCE. Here, too, many believe, the Transfiguration of Christ took place.

Catch highlights of my visit to this place in the Jezreel Valley (plain of Esdraelon), including a surprise reunion and spontaneous performances.

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• Mt. Tabor
• Galilee
• Deborah the Judge
• Jezreel Valley
• Plain of Esdraelon
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