Imagine driving through the flat, emerald-green expanse of the Jezreel Valley when suddenly, a near-perfect limestone dome erupts from the earth. That is Mount Tabor. Local legend often describes it as the "Island of the Galilee" because it stands completely alone, disconnected from any mountain range. There is an old story told by guides in the region about the mountains of Israel. It is said that when the Creator was preparing to give the Law to the people, all the great mo