Where does the name Tabor House come from?

It alludes to the name of the mountain upon which the transfiguration takes place. But what is the transfiguration? Its from the New Testament ( Mt 17:1-9 ) and refers to an event where Jesus having taken three of His disciples up the mountain suddenly appears as if in a vision above the mountain talking with two characters from the Old Testament, Moses and Elijah. For a Jew Moses symbolizes The Law, for a Christian, Jesus comes to fulfill The Law, for a Jew Elijah symbolizes the prophetic writings, for a Christian, Jesus is the fulfillment of all prophecy.

We understand by this NewTestament. account that to be transfigured means to go through a metamorphous, His face became as bright as the sun and his clothes a dazzling array of light. The timing of the transfiguration of Jesus marks the culminating point of his public life, His baptism marking the beginning and His ascension, the end. It is at a point at which His public ministry is acutely heightened, the reason, the purpose of His life is clear. He is about to undergo a sufferance unlike anything that might be imagined and so it is a time of strength, of encouragement and of consolation. The journey up Mount Tabor is a precursor to a later journey up Mount Calvary and then later again up Mount Olivet, three significant moments in time and space where the nature of a humility is at its most profound. The apostles too who are witnesses to this event, though not yet in a position to fully comprehend what is taking place (are we ever really in that position?), will later be strengthened by the event in their own times of trial and difficulties. They are given an opportunity to share something of the promise that comes from discipleship, they are given a preview of the glory, the transfigurement of a heavenly promise. Their faith in this promise is aided by the heavenly vision and by the locution, the voice that speaks “this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased…listen to Him” Here we are given a direct hit by The Father, a proclamation of the nature of Jesus and a command to LISTEN TO HIM. The quieter we become the more we will hear. Our faith is nurtured through our senses, especially by what we see and what we hear.

Though changed in a sense Jesus is still recognizable, he is not disfigured (yet) but is transfigured. If the former relates to an appearance that has been spoiled or misshapen then the latter can be defined as being glorified, spiritualized, elevated.