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Mount Tabor

תָּבוֹר · ta.vor · H8396G8 mentions in 5 books, most in Judges (4)

Where it is

NahalolNahalolAdamahAdamahEn-dorEn-dorJabneelJabneelJaphiaJaphiaDimnahDimnahMount Taborabout 32 km across

32.69° N, 35.39° E

Coordinates and map: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · drawn without map tiles

Mentioned most in

Judges · 4Joshua · 1Psalms · 1Jeremiah · 1Hosea · 1
Counted from 8 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Mount Tabor is a prominent mountain located in the Jezreel Valley of Israel. It is mentioned several times in the Bible, most notably in the account of Deborah and Barak's victory over Sisera and the Canaanite army (Judg. 4:6-14). Deborah, a prophetess and judge, summoned Barak to gather troops from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun on Mount Tabor. From there, they descended to fight against Sisera's forces, and with God's help, they achieved a decisive victory. Mount Tabor is also mentioned as a boundary marker for the tribe of Zebulun (Josh. 19:22) and is praised for its beauty along with Mount Hermon in Psalm 89:12. The prophet Jeremiah uses Mount Tabor as a symbol of God's power and majesty (Jer. 46:18), while Hosea associates it with sites of idolatry and corruption (Hos. 5:1).

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Every mention

8 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
JoshuaChapter 19: 1 mention1 mention
Joshua 19:22The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
JudgesChapter 4: 3 mentionsChapter 8: 1 mention4 mentions
Judges 4:6She sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh Naphtali, and said to him, “Hasn’t Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded, ‘Go and lead the way to Mount Tabor, and take with you…Judges 4:12They told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor.Judges 4:14Deborah said to Barak, “Go; for this is the day in which Yahweh has delivered Sisera into your hand. Hasn’t Yahweh gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten…Judges 8:18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
PsalmsChapter 89: 1 mention1 mention
Psalms 89:12You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
JeremiahChapter 46: 1 mention1 mention
Jeremiah 46:18“As I live,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies, “surely like Tabor among the mountains, and like Carmel by the sea, so he will come.
HoseaChapter 5: 1 mention1 mention
Hosea 5:1“Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.

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