Mount Tabor: Shibley
Mount Tabor: Shibley Mount Tabor’s shape stands out distinctly among the hills of Lower Galilee. Matthew 17:1 referred to “a high mountain apart”. 588 meters above sea level, it dominates the Jezreel Valley, and that is why it was of vital importance in the past for anyone who wanted to control the Via Maris, the Way of the Sea connecting Egypt with Damascus and Mesopotamia. Mt. Tabor was the scene of battles in the time of Raamses II of Egypt and in Biblical times. From its peak the Church of the Transfiguration overlooks the valley and on its lower slopes spreads the Bedouin village of Shibley.