On the spot

History:

The first mention of Mount Tabor is in the Bible as the encounter between the uses of three tribes: Zebulun, Issachar and Naftali. As said in the Bible: "About the Slough of which Dr. Territory of the tribe of Zebulun E. Zeno of it a thing of Naphtali…" in the tribe of Zebulun, and Zeno. An Inheritance of Naphtali. (Book of Joshua chapter nineteen)
Mention two mount is in the book of judges, where a teacher bee judge to convene Israeli fighters on Mount Tabor to a King of Canaan, and his army was Sisra, among Israeli fighters surged the enemy advance.
During the second temple mountain is mentioned as btospta (a neat file of traditions that came to) place where burning bonfires to mark a particular month's sanctity.
Alexander II from the Hasmonean rebellion was defeated by the Roman Governor of Syria against near Mount Tabor.
During the great rebellion (the first of a series of 3 rebellions of the Jewish people against the Romans who ruled the country, the third uprising and rebellion is known as bar Kochba) Mount Tabor was one of the fortification of the Jewish rebels, and for some time was occupied by the Romans.
After the destruction of the second temple Jewish village renewed at Mount Tabor.
In the fourth century became Mount Tabor Christian pilgrimage center because of religious importance over the centuries built churches and monastery on the mountain.
In the middle ages of the mountain was not fixed for long time but moved between Christians and Muslims to 1263 captured the mountain by the Mamelukes (Muslim slaves, soldiers, a phenomenon that began to be widely
Among Muslims at this time (laying everything on the mountain during the middle ages.
1, 799 when Napoleon's journey in the country is coming to Mount Tabor, where he wins among the Mamelukes in the battle, called the battle of Mount Tabor, this special and amaze (because the soldiers of Napoleon packet three,3, 000
Soldiers and army of Mamelukes consisted of 20,000).
At the end of the 19th century and early 20th century Bedouin clan lived on the mountain, he found employment in the villages Jews Mount Tabor
Vailania but work ceased after the theft of the Jews.
From the Christian tradition, Mount Tabor Christ change occurred ' where he met Jesus with Moses and Elijah the Prophet
Bringing him to the death battle, therefore, between the years 1919-1924 the Church was built on the mountain with the same name for the event that Jesus moved there and hence the name of the Church: the Church of the Transfiguration.
In May 1948 independence war, was occupied by the Golani Brigade Mountain.

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Animals:

Hyenas- Hyena found on mount Tavor is the spotted Hyena and he is the largest Hyena from the Hyenas in israel. The Hyena has the most powerful jaws and qonsequently he has the strongest bite. The Hyena is mostly common in deserts and mountains.

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Wild boar- The Wild boars is common throughout Israel.  the wild boar is the largest wild kind in Israel. The Wild boar is mainly fed food all corpses' fruit and seeds.

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Jackals-  Jackal located in Israel is the golden Jackal. the golden Jackal is nocturnal carnivore that lives in pairs or flocks. when the Jackal hunting he is mainly based on the sense of sight, hearing and smell. Jackal most common in north Africa and the middle east.

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Foxes- the Fox is predator that hunt during the day. Fox is most prevalent in northern part of the earth  that includes Europe, Asia,north Africa and central America. The Fox is omnivore that mainly feed from rodents, birds, fruits and insects.



A bit about the place:

Lower Galilee region is in the north of Israel. Boundaries are the Jezreel Valley in the south, the Sea of ​​Galilee and the Jordan Valley in the east, Upper Galilee (Beit Kerem Valley) in the north, and the Zevulun Valley and the plain of Acre in the West. The lower Galilee is the southern segment of the Galilee. It's called "bottom" because it is less hilly Upper Galilee, and in fact this is the all-time lowest hilly country-Israel. Lower Galilee peaks towering to a height of 500 meters above sea level, the highest peaks are mount kamun (598 m) in the northern part of the lower Galilee and Mount Tabor (588 m) in the southern part. We chose this route because we thought that this route is interesting and also encompasses alluring tourist interest in mature and young pilgrims and residents of the country. Furthermore this is a spectacular route is appropriate for all seasons.



The vegetation instead of:

Mount Tabor is a blooming with many plants and flowers such as:
Anemone coronaria, Quercus calliprinos, Quercus ithaburensis, Sarcopoterium spinosum, Prosopis farcta, Ceratonia siliqua, Parkinsonia aculeata, Anagyris foetida, Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia atlantica, Pistacia palaestina, Ziziphus lotus, Styrax officinalis, Moluccella spinosa, Onopordum cynarocephalum, Scolymus maculatus, Sternbergia clusiana, Iris bismarckiana and Hordeum spontaneum.

The link will take you to a Web site on the vegetation in the area Flora of Israel online:

http://flora.huji.ac.il/browse.asp?action=showfile&fileid=14452



Geography:

Mount Tabor is located at the border the Jezreel valley, the mountain is the highest point in the vicinity and also see it big and prominent surroundings. The mountain rises to a height of 588 meters above the sea level. The mountain is called geological process – "a block is lifted". "a block is lifted" : rising up along a fracture as a result of the internal stress of the surrounding geological and breakages. The two rivers rise mountain of basalt broke from the area, you can see the mountain peaks of basalt blocks until today. Processes of drift and wear for years shaped the round dome-shaped mountain symmetry. The land area consists of limestone, dolomite is mainly and chalk.

Mount Tabor climate is Mediterranean climates because the bursts are the North and the Mediterranean climate has.





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