Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Moriah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Mount Moriah.

First appears in Genesis 22:2 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Mount Moriah.

Moriah is represented in the local geography layer as Mount Moriah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 22:2 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Moriah today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Moriah is a landmark rather than a city center, so the map is meant to place you in the right mountain zone before you continue into more specific route planning.

Moriah is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Mount Moriah

about 2 km around Mount Moriah

31.778°N · 35.236°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention