Ya‘ar Bet Qeshet

Places of Interest

Mount Tabor

Peak

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Mount Tabor, sometimes spelled Mount Thabor, is a large hill of biblical significance in the Lower Galilee, Israel, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 18 kilometres west of the Sea of Galilee. Mount Tabor is situated 3 km southeast of Ya‘ar Bet Qeshet.

Mt. Devora

Peak

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Mt. Devora is a peak.

Basilica of the Transfiguration

Church

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The Church of the Transfiguration is a Franciscan church located on Mount Tabor in Israel. It is traditionally believed to be the site where the Transfiguration of Jesus took place, an event in the Gospels in which Jesus is transfigured upon an unnamed mountain and speaks with Moses and Elijah. Basilica of the Transfiguration is situated 3 km southeast of Ya‘ar Bet Qeshet.

Places in the Area

Daburiyya

Village

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Daburiyya, also Deburieh or Dabburieh, is an Arab local council around 8 kilometres east of Nazareth in Israel's Northern District. Daburriya gained local council status in 1961.

Ein Mahil

Town

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Ein Mahil is an Arab local council in the Northern District of Israel, located about five kilometers north-east of Nazareth. It was declared a local council in 1964. In 2024 it had a population of 14,029; 100% were Muslims. Ein Mahil is situated 2½ km northwest of Ya‘ar Bet Qeshet.

Beit Keshet

Village

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Beit Keshet is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the east of Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. As of 2024 its population was 720. It is located immediately opposite the Al-Tujjar Caravansarai. Beit Keshet is situated 3 km northeast of Ya‘ar Bet Qeshet.

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