Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4179
מֹרִיָּה
mo.riy.yah · “(Mount) Moriah”
Used 2 times across 2 books
Definition
§ Moriah = "chosen by Jehovah"
the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice
the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple
Where it appears
Genesis1
2 Chronicles1
In the text
Genesis 22:2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.2 Chronicles 3:1Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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