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Moriah
[ maw-rahy-uh, moh- ]
noun
- a mountainous region in southern Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Genesis 22:3.
- Also Douay Bible, Mo·ria. a site usually identified with Zion, where Solomon built the Temple. 2 Chronicles 3:1.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Moriah1
Ultimately from Hebrew Mōrīyyāh, of uncertain origin and meaning
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Example Sentences
The scene is the covenant made between the two first persons of the Trinity on Mount Moriah.
From Project Gutenberg
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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