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Moreh in the Bible.

Moreh is a tree in the Bible, about 49 km (30 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Genesis 12:6 to Deuteronomy 11:30. The King James Version also gives the name Moreh to 1 other place, listed on this page.

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About Moreh.

A Canaanite probably who inhabited the district south of Shechem, between Mounts Ebal and Gerizim, and gave his name to the “plain” there (Gen. 12:6). Here at this “plain,” or rather (R.V.) “oak,” of Moreh, Abraham built his first altar in the land of Palestine; and here the Lord appeared unto him. He afterwards left this plain and moved southward, and pitched his tent between Bethel on the west and Hai on the east (Gen. 12:7, 8).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Moreh.

Abraham 1

Near Moreh.

All 2 verses that name this Moreh.

Genesis 1

  • 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.

Deuteronomy 1

  • 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?

Other places called Moreh.

Moreh, about 94 km (58 miles) north of Jerusalem.

A hill, named in 1 verse.

  • Judges 7:1Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

Questions about Moreh.

Where is Moreh in the Bible?

Moreh is a tree about 49 km (30 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Moreh named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Moreh in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Genesis 12:6 to Deuteronomy 11:30. It also gives the name Moreh to 1 other place.

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