Tabor House, Heritage house on Ha-Nevi'im Street, Jerusalem, Israel

Tabor House is a stone building at 58 Ha-Nevi'im Street, combining German Gothic and Middle Eastern architecture. Its one-metre-thick walls, wall niches and vaulted ceilings recall affluent Arab houses of the period. The entrance gate resembles a medieval German fortress gate with a small watchtower, and the façade is decorated with palm leaves and the carved Greek letters Alpha and Omega.

Conrad Schick laid the cornerstone in 1882 and completed the house in 1889 on the Street of the Prophets, then Jerusalem's most prestigious street. He lived there until his death in 1901. During World War I the Ottoman authorities requisitioned it for Turkish officers; after the war it passed to the American Methodist Church as a school of Islamic studies and languages. In 1951 Swedish Protestants rented it and founded the Swedish Theological Institute, which bought the building in 1996.

Conrad Schick, a devout Protestant, carved the name THABOR over the entrance, taken from Psalm 89:12, where Tabor and Hermon rejoice in God's name. The Swedish Theological Institute, run by Swedish Protestants since 1951, trains young Scandinavians in Judaism, the Bible, Hebrew, archaeology and study of the Land of Israel.

The house is located on Ha-Nevi'im Street with accessible spaces for visitors to explore the libraries, chapel, and interior courtyard. Hours and access may vary depending on ongoing academic activities, so it is worth checking conditions before your visit.

The name comes from Psalm 89:12 and references Mount Tabor in Galilee. This biblical connection reveals the spiritual meaning behind the building's name, linking the Jerusalem house to a sacred location mentioned in scripture.