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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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Origin of Moriah1
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Example Sentences
The scene is the covenant made between the two first persons of the Trinity on Mount Moriah.
You descend eight or ten steps which lead down into the side of Mount Moriah—there you find a stream of indifferent water.
They say it is far too large for Mount Moriah, the chosen place of the temple.
Go thence to the hither side of that bridge, pass down the ravine and cross to the other side against Moriah.
The young man indicated a broad street moving with people which led with tolerable directness toward the base of Moriah.
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