. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Joppa. Shewas also called by the Greek name Dorcas,having the same signification; and hence,possibly, was a Hellenist. She was remark-able for her charity and good works; and,having died, was miraculously restored tolife by St. Peter. [Acts ix., 36-42.] Tabor. 1. This strange and beautifulmountain of Palestine, rising from the north-east of the plain of Esdraelon, is distinguish-ed alike in form and character from all
. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Joppa. Shewas also called by the Greek name Dorcas,having the same signification; and hence,possibly, was a Hellenist. She was remark-able for her charity and good works; and,having died, was miraculously restored tolife by St. Peter. [Acts ix., 36-42.] Tabor. 1. This strange and beautifulmountain of Palestine, rising from the north-east of the plain of Esdraelon, is distinguish-ed alike in form and character from all aroundit. As seen from the north-west of the plain,it towers like a dome; as seen from the east,like a long arched mound, over the monot-onous undulations of the surrounding hills,from which it stands completely isolated, ex-cept by a narrow neck of rising ground, unit-ing it to the mountain range of Galilee. Itis not what we should call a wooded hill, be-cause its trees stand all apart from each oth-er ; but it is so thickly studded with themas to rise from the plain like a mass of ver-dure. Its summit—a broken oblong—is analternation of shade and green sward, that. wtess* Tabor. 1 2 Sam. vi., IT; 1 Kings iii., 15; , 1; xvi., 4, 3T, 39; xxii., 9; 2 Chrou. ,4; 1 , 3 j v., 5. seems made for a national festivity; broadand varied, and commanding wide views of the plain from end to end. __ 1 John viii., 12. TADMOR 918 TALMUD 2. A city of the Merarite Levites, in thetribe of Zebulun, mentioned in the lists of 1Chron. vi., 77. The list of the towns of Zebu-lun contains the name of Chisloth-tabor. Itis, therefore, possible, either that Chisloth-tabor is abbreviated into Tabor by the chron-icler, or that, by the time these later listswere compiled, the Merarites had establish-ed themselves on the sacred mountain, andthat Tabor is Mount Tabor. [Josh, xix.,1-2, 22; Judg. iv., 6-14; viii., 18; Jer. xlvi.,18; Hos. v., Tadmor (city of palms). There can be nodoubt th
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