Mount Tabor

Mount Tabor
State Medal, 5746 - 1986

Mount Tabor was the scene of one of the most famous battles in the Bible, when the Israelites, led by Debora the Prophetess and Barak, the son of Avinoam, defeated the Canaanite forces. It is an outstanding landmark in the Galilee and is often mentioned in the Old Testament. Three of the four Gospels relate that Moses and Elijah appeared to Jesus atop "a high mountain" in the Galilee, which Christian tradition identifies as Mount Tabor. It is, therefore, a favorite destination for Christian Pilgrims, and there are a number of churches and monasteries there, dating from Byzantine times.

Obverse: Mount Tabor overlooking cultivated fields, the words "Mount Tabor" in Hebrew and English.

Reverse: The quotation "Awake awake Debora" (Judges 5:12) in stylized lettering, in Hebrew and English.

Edge: The words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English, the symbol of the State of Israel, and a serial number.

Serialization: All the medals are numbered.

Designer: Obverse - Kopel Schwartz, Carmiel. Reverse - Studio Roli, Tel Aviv

Engraving: Moshe Nov

Mint: Bronze/tombac - Hecht. Silver – The Government Mint.