Mount Tabor is a steep round hill on the north-east side of Yizreel valley, in the Galilee region of Israel.
It played an important role in the biblical history, and some traditions link it to Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:1 "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart").
The hill is strategically located on the main north-south ancient road, and was an important fortress during the First and Second Temple, Greek and Roman times.
It was fortified by Flavius in the revolt against the Romans ( Book 2, Chapter 20, 6): "Josephus ... betook himself to make provisions for their safety against external violence; and as he knew the Romans would fall upon Galilee, he built walls in proper places about ... what they call Mount Tabor, and Tarichee, and Tiberias".
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