Mount Tabor - Greek Orthodox Monastery On top of Mount Tabor is
a Greek Orthodox Monastery- St. Elias. Matthew 17 1-2: "...there
appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him" On the
north-east side of the top of Mount tabor is a Greek-Orthodox
monastery, St. Elias, named after Elijah the prophet. For more
information on Mount Tabor and its sites, see the overview page.
The following aerial view shows the points of interest around
the monastery, which is located on the north-east side of the
top of the hill. You can point on the red dots in order to
navigate to the selected point. The monastery was built in 1911,
over the ruins of earlier churches. The Monastery is closed to
the public. |At the top the Tabor the road splits to the
Franciscan Monastery and to the Greek Monastery. The north fork
of this access road leads to the Greek complex.| The photo below
shows the access road and the tower of the Greek Monastery in
the center background. On the left (north) side of the road is a
stone fence, while on