Moreh (Genesis 12)
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Other places named Moreh: Moreh (Judges 7).
| Type | tree |
|---|---|
| Also called | Oak of Moreh |
| Most likely | within 1 km of Shechem (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.214° N, 35.282° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Genesis 12:6 |
Moreh (Genesis 12) is a tree named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 1 km of Shechem (high confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| within 1 km of Shechem | high (95%) | 32.214° N, 35.282° E |
| in Shechem | very low (4%) | 32.214° N, 35.282° E |
| another name for the Diviners’ Oak | very low (-5%) | 32.214° N, 35.282° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 12:6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 11:30Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.