Mat 17:1 | TNotes | STEP | 17:1 Peter ... James and John later accompanied Jesus at Gethsemane (26:37 ; 2 Pet 1:16-19 ). • It is impossible to determine the exact location of this high mountain . The traditional site, Mount Tabor, is only about 1,900 feet (580 meters) high and is out of the way for a trip from Caesarea Philippi (Matt 16:13 ) to Capernaum (17:24 ). Mount Hermon, another possibility, is about 9,200 feet (2,800 meters) high and located in Syria, forty miles north of Capernaum. It is unlikely, however, that “teachers of religious law” (Mark 9:14 ) would have congregated at the foot of a mountain in Gentile territory. A strong candidate is Mount Meron, about 4,000 feet (1,220 meters) high and situated between Caesarea Philippi and Capernaum.

c2 Pet 1:16-19►

dMatt 16:13►

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‏ Matthew 17:1

17:1 ^a Peter ... James and John later accompanied Jesus at Gethsemane (26:37 ^b; 2 Pet 1:16-19 ^c).

• It is impossible to determine the exact location of this high mountain. The traditional site, Mount Tabor, is only about 1,900 feet (580 meters) high and is out of the way for a trip from Caesarea Philippi (Matt 16:13 ^d) to Capernaum (17:24 ^e). Mount Hermon, another possibility, is about 9,200 feet (2,800 meters) high and located in Syria, forty miles north of Capernaum. It is unlikely, however, that “teachers of religious law” (Mark 9:14 ^f) would have congregated at the foot of a mountain in Gentile territory. A strong candidate is Mount Meron, about 4,000 feet (1,220 meters) high and situated between Caesarea Philippi and Capernaum.