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Mount Tabor is strategically
located on the main north-south ancient road, and
for some Christians it is a holy mountain: "the
Mount of Transfiguration". It was an important
fortress during the first and second temple,
Hellenistic
and Roman times.
The mosaic painting
seen here is located on the north and south sides of
the main altar in the Catholic Church. On both sides
of the convex ceiling are beautiful mosaics which
show different phases of Jesus - infancy, suffering,
death and resurrection. Above the altar is a mosaic
painting of the transfiguration.
The Church is part
of the complex of the Franciscan monastery, which
is located at the top of Mount Tabor on the
southeast side. The Franciscan basilica, the tallest
in the compound, and the hostel (Casa Nova), were
built in 1921-1925.
For more info on the
Franciscan monastery on Mt. Tabor click
here.
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Mk 9:13 "And his
raiment became shining, exceeding white as
snow; so as no fuller on earth can white
them. And there appeared unto them Elias
with Moses: and they were talking with
Jesus. And Peter answered and said to Jesus,
Master, it is good for us to be here: and
let us make three bernacles; one for thee,
and one for Moses, and one for Elias. For he
wist not what to say; for they were sore
afraid. And there was a cloud that
overshadowed them: and a voice came out of
the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son:
hear him. And suddenly, when they had looked
round about, they saw no man any more, save
Jesus only with themselves. And as they came
down from the mountain, he charged them that
they should tell no man what things they had
seen, till the Son of man were risen from
the dead. And they kept that saying with
themselves, questioning one with another
what the rising from the dead should mean.
And they asked him, saying, Why say the
scribes that Elias must first come? And he
answered and told them, Elias verily cometh
first, and restoreth all things; and how it
is written of the Son of man, that he must
suffer many things, and be set at nought.
But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed
come, and they have done unto him whatsoever
they listed, as it is written of him".
Mt
17:2-8: "And was transfigured before
them: and his face did shine as the sun, and
his raiment was white as the light. And,
behold, there appeared unto them Moses and
Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter,
and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us
to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here
three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for
Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake,
behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them:
and behold a voice out of the cloud, which
said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased; hear ye him.
And when the disciples heard it, they fell
on their face, and were sore afraid. And
Jesus came and touched them, and said,
Arise, and be not afraid. And when they had
lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save
Jesus only".
Lk
9:28-36: "And as he prayed, the fashion
of his countenance was altered, and his
raiment was white and glistering. And,
behold, there talked with him two men, which
were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory,
and spake of his decease which he should
accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they
that were with him were heavy with sleep:
and when they were awake, they saw his
glory, and the two men that stood with him.
And it came to pass, as they departed from
him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is
good for us to be here: and let us make
three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for
Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what
he said. While he thus spake, there came a
cloud, and overshadowed them: and they
feared as they entered into the cloud. And
there came a voice out of the cloud, saying,
This is my beloved Son: hear him. And when
the voice was past, Jesus was found alone.
And they kept it close, and told no man in
those days any of those things which they
had seen."
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The disciples
see Jesus transfigured in presence of Elijah and Moses
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