Moriah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(chosen). (1) The land in which Abraham offered up Isaac (Gen. 22:2²And 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. (Genesis 22:2)). (2) Site of Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem (2 Sam. 24:24²⁴And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. (2 Samuel 24:24); 1 Chron. 21:24-27²⁴And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost. ²⁵So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. ²⁶And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. ²⁷And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. (1 Chronicles 21:24‑27); 2 Chron. 3:1-2¹Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. ²And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. (2 Chronicles 3:1‑2)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The land in which was situated the mount on which Abraham was told to offer his son Isaac (Gen. 22:2²And 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. (Genesis 22:2)). The name of the mountain is not recorded. On the third day after leaving Beer-sheba Abraham saw the mount afar off, and it was doubtless some lonely spot suitable for such an incident. The Jews say it was the mount bearing this name in Jerusalem. The Samaritans and some modern authorities judge it to have been Gerizim; but it is unknown.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4179 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Mowriyah

Phonic:

mo-ree-yaw’

Meaning:

or Moriyah {mo-ree-yaw'}; from 7200 and 3050; seen of Jah; Morijah, a hill in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Moriah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my teacher is Jah: seen of Jah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

High; seen of Jah; chosen; known:―a hill in Palestine, Gen. 22:2. {Excelsus}