Moriah

[ maw-rahy-uh, moh- ]

noun

1. a mountainous region in southern Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Genesis 22:3.
2. Also Douay Bible, Mo·ria. a site usually identified with Zion, where Solomon built the Temple. 2 Chronicles 3:1.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moriah¹

Ultimately from Hebrew Mōrīyyāh, of uncertain origin and meaning

Example Sentences

The scene is the covenant made between the two first persons of the Trinity on Mount Moriah.

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You descend eight or ten steps which lead down into the side of Mount Moriah—there you find a stream of indifferent water.

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They say it is far too large for Mount Moriah, the chosen place of the temple.

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Go thence to the hither side of that bridge, pass down the ravine and cross to the other side against Moriah.

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The young man indicated a broad street moving with people which led with tolerable directness toward the base of Moriah.

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