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Moriah
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- Jerusalem / biblical literary geography
The land named in Genesis 22 as Abraham's destination; 2 Chronicles later associates Mount Moriah with the Jerusalem Temple site, not an independently located journey.
Text
Moriah names the land in Genesis 22:2 to which Abraham is directed, with one of its mountains as the destination. This passage does not independently identify a testable archaeological spot. In another text, 2 Chronicles 3:1 calls the JerusalemJerusalemJerusalem is a city of religious importance in Judaism, Christianity and IslamGlossary · Click to read the explanation Temple's building site 'Mount Moriah'. [1]
Later Jewish interpretation, including Rashi, connected the two. That link matters for the history of a sacred place, but it does not turn the Genesis narrative into an independent map of Abraham's journey. The photograph shows the Jerusalem sanctuary area today, the setting of the later associationShirkAssociating others with God in Quranic discourse; not equivalent to denying God’s existence.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, not evidence of the Genesis altar. [1][2]
References and notes
- Two biblical passages and a later commentary, not independent archaeological evidence. Genesis 22:2; 2 Chronicles 3:1; Rashi on Genesis 22:2, in Sefaria's Moriah source sheet. Return to the text ↑
- Modern photograph of the Dome of the Rock area, not the Genesis scene. Commons file identity and CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; checked 14 October 2026. Return to the text ↑
Research history
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IL Archive, «Moriah», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/sites/moriah