THE MOUNT TABOR.

Mount Tabor is located in Lower Galilee, at the Eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, West of the Sea of Galilee, a large freshwater Lake, at 215m (705ft) below sea level, with a maximum depth of 43m (141ft). It is the lowest freshwater Lake on Earth and the 2nd lowest Lake in the World (after the Dead Sea, a saltwater Lake).
Mount Tabor is an isolated hill shaped like a half-sphere, suddenly rising from rather flat surroundings and reaching a height of 575m (1,886ft). At its base it is almost fully surrounded by Arab Villages.
Mount Tabor is not volcanic, and in spite of its proximity to the Nazareth mountains, it constitutes a separate geological form. An ancient trade route passed there from the Jezreel Valley Northward towards Damascus. Its location on the road junction and its bulgy formation above its environment gave mount Tabor a strategic value and control of the junction of the Galilee's North-South route with the East-West highway of the Jezreel Valley, and wars were conducted in its area in different periods in history.
The Scriptural Battle of Mount Tabor during the time of the Book of Judges, took place in this mount, between Canaanite forces of the king of Hazor and the Israelite army led by Barak and Deborah.
Hazor was located in upper Galilee, North of the sea of Galilee, in the Southern Hula Valley overlooking Lake Merom.
The mountain is mentioned for the first time in the Book of Joshua as border of 3 tribes: Zebulun, Issachar, and Naphtali. According to the Book of Joshua, Hazor was the seat of Jabin, a powerful Canaanite king that led a confederation against Joshua, but was defeated by Joshua, who burnt Hazor to the ground.
According to the Book of Judges, Hazor was the seat of Jabin, the king of Canaan, whose commander Sisera, led an army against Barak, but was ultimately defeated. Barak was the next judge after Deborah and preceded Gideon. Barak's mother was from the Tribe of Benjamin and he was the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali.
In the Battle at Mount Tabor, the armies met on the Plain of Esdraelon (it is the Koine Greek rendering Jezreel), South of the Lower Galilee. A cloudburst occurred, causing the River  Kishon to overflow its banks, thus limiting the maneuverability of the Canaanite iron-bound chariots, that became hampered by the mud caused by the downpour during the night.  Sisera fled on foot, seeking refuge in the Tent of Heber the Kenite on the Plain of Zaanaim. Heber's wife Jael (whose Tent was separated from Heber's) welcomed Sisera into her Tent and covered him with a blanket. As Sisera was thirsty, she gave him a jug of milk. Exhausted, Sisera lay down and soon fell asleep. While he was sleeping, Jael took a hammer and drove a tent peg into his head, killing him instantly. The Song of Deborah recounts: "Extolled above women be Jael, Extolled above women in the Tent. He asked for water, she gave him milk; she brought him cream in a lordly dish. She stretched forth her hand to the nail, her right hand to the workman's hammer, and she smote Sisera; she crushed his head, she crashed through and transfixed his temples."
 The Kenites were a nomadic Tribe, some of whom lived in close proximity to the Israelites. The Scripture records a number of cases of intermarriage; the father-in-law of Moses was a Kenite.
Judges 4 states that there was peace between the Canaanites and Heber's clan. They were familiar to the Israelites through the connection of Jethro to Moses, and their skill as metalworkers was welcomed wherever they camped. Both sides in the conflict would have considered the Kenites a neutral party.
Mount Tabor was entirely covered with vegetation typical of Northern Palestine until the reign of the Ottoman Empire, during which period most of the trees were felled for use in the charcoal industry. Efforts to recreate the landscape of the area were made, and the area was reforested with trees which are similar to its original vegetation during the 1960s and the 1970s. Today, most of Mount Tabor is covered with oak trees. The woodland vegetation is the habitat for various animals, including wolves and jackals, foxes, porcupines, and the broad-toothed field mouse. In a cave at the top of the Mount, long-fingered bats can be found roosting. Various reptiles can also be found including the Greek tortoise, the Lebanon lizard and the red whip snake. It is also a good habitat for various birds including jays, Syrian woodpeckers, great spotted cuckoos, and snake eagles.