Lexical Definition

‎מוֹרִיָּה‎ Môwrîyâh (mo-ree-yaw') (Mount) Moriah ^N:N--L
or מֹרִיָּה Môrîyâh (mo-reeyaw'); from ‎רָאָה‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; seen of Jah

Moriah.

• § Moriah = "chosen by Jehovah"
• Morijah, a hill in Palestine

1) the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice
2) the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple

Extended Information

• the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מֹרִיָּה‎, ‎מוֺרִיָּה‎ proper name, of a location ‎׳‎‎אֶרֶץ הַמּ‎ Gen 22:2 (E), place for sacrificing Isaac, ᵐ5 τ. γῆν τ. ὑψηλήν (text dubious, see Di); ‎׳‎‎הַר הַמּוֺ‎ 2Chr 3:1 site of temple, ᵐ5 Αμορ(ε)ια (compare Jos^{Ant. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 1:13»i.13}, l f.)

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Mount Moriah • Site of Solomon's temple in Jerusalem

Mount Moriah was the site where Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem.

• A location first mentioned at Gen.22.2;
• referred to as Moriah_Mount or Moriah מוֹרִיָּה.
  

Mount Moriah is the place where Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem (2 Chr. 3:1). It is also the location where God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac (Gen. 22:2). God provided a ram as a substitute for Isaac, and Abraham named the place "The LORD Will Provide" (Gen. 22:14). The temple was built on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, which David purchased to build an altar to the Lord (1 Chr. 21:18-30; 22:1).

All entries for Moriah Mount: מוֹרִיָּה