Tabor, Mount

Tabor, Mount
Tabor, Mount
Distinguished among the mountains of Palestine for its picturesque site, its graceful outline, the remarkable vegetation which covers its sides of calcareous rock, and the splendour of the view from its summit

Catholic Encyclopedia. . 2006.


Catholic encyclopedia.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • TABOR, MOUNT — (Heb. תָּבוֹר), a dome shaped mountain in the N.E. part of the Jezreel Valley, N. of the Afulah Tiberias road. The peak rises approximately 1,750 ft. (563 m.) above sea level and approximately 1,500 ft. (c. 500 m.) above the surrounding plain.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Tabor, Mount — ▪ mountain, Lower Galilee, Israel Hebrew  Har Tavor,  Arabic  Jabal Aṭ ṭur,         historic elevation of northern Israel, in Lower Galilee near the edge of the Plain of Esdraelon (ʿEmeq Yizreʿel). Though comparatively low (1,929 feet [588 m]),… …   Universalium

  • Tabor, Mount — In the plain of Esdraelon, and the scene in the OT of Barak s assembly of his forces (Judg. 4:6) and of the death of Gideon s brothers (Judg. 8:18). Although not mentioned in the NT, it has traditionally, but improbably, been regarded as the site …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • Tabor, Mount — geographical name mountain 1929 feet (588 meters) N Israel E of Nazareth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • TABOR, MOUNT —    an isolated cone shaped hill, 1000 ft. in height and clothed with olive trees, on the NE. borders of ESDRAËLON (q.v.), 7 m. E. of Nazareth. A tradition of the 2nd century identifies it as the scene of the Tranfiguration, and ruins of a church …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Mount Tabor (NJT station) — Mount Tabor Northward view of the Mount Tabor station towards Denville Station statistics …   Wikipedia

  • Mount Tabor (Vermont) — Mount Tabor Pueblo de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon — Coordinates: 45°30′46″N 122°35′33″W / 45.5128968°N 122.5925937°W / 45.5128968; 122.5925937 …   Wikipedia

  • Mount of Transfiguration — The Franciscan Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor One of the unknowns of the New Testament is the identification of the mountain where Jesus underwent his Transfiguration. The Matthew account of the Transfiguration is as follows. And… …   Wikipedia

  • Mount Tabor, New Jersey — Mount Tabor was founded as a Methodist camp meeting in what is now Parsippany Troy Hills, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Contents …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”