Moriah
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| Type | region |
|---|---|
| Most likely | about 2 km around Mount Moriah (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.778° N, 35.236° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Genesis 22:2 |
Moriah is a region named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely about 2 km around Mount Moriah (low confidence; 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| about 2 km around Mount Moriah | low (33%) | 31.778° N, 35.236° E |
| about 2 km around Al Eizariya | very low (5%) | 31.772° N, 35.256° E |
| about 2 km around Mount Gerizim | very low (3%) | 32.199° N, 35.273° E |
| about 2 km around Moreh (Genesis 12) | very low (1%) | 32.214° N, 35.282° E |
| about 2 km around Mamre | very low (0%) | 31.557° N, 35.105° E |
Journeys
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 22:2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
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.