Mount Precipice
הר הקפיצה
A cliff lookout on Nazareth's southern outskirts, traditionally where townspeople tried to throw Jesus off the edge, with views over the Jezreel Valley and Mount Tabor.
Mount Precipice (named in Hebrew for the 'leap-off mountain') lies just south of Nazareth at an elevation of about 400 meters. According to the Gospel of Luke, the people of Nazareth tried to push Jesus off the cliff, but he walked through the crowd and went on his way. In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air Mass here, and the summit has a circular lookout platform and an open-air amphitheater. The views are excellent, taking in the fields of the Jezreel Valley, Mount Tabor and, in the distance, Mount Gilboa, and the sunset from here is especially spectacular. Caves nearby have yielded Paleolithic-era human remains. Admission is free. You will need a car or a taxi to get there.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Basilica of the Annunciation
- Nazareth Village
- Church of St. Joseph
- Nazareth Old City Market
- Mary's Well & Church of St. Gabriel
- Zippori (Sepphoris) National Park
- Cana Wedding Church (Kafr Kanna)
- Mount Tabor & Church of the Transfiguration