Mount Tabor (,
Arabic: جبل الطور,
Jabal aṭ-Ṭūr) is located in
Lower Galilee,
Israel, at the eastern end of the
Jezreel Valley, west of the
Sea of Galilee. It was the site of the
Mount Tabor battle between
Barak under the leadership of the
Israelite judge
Deborah, and the army of
Jabin commanded by
Sisera, in the mid 12th century BC. It is believed by many
Christians to be the site of the
Transfiguration of Jesus. It is known as Har Tavor in Hebrew, Itabyrium in the
Graeco-Roman world, Jebel et-Tur in Arabic, and the Mount of Transfiguration in Christian context.