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    Moriah

    Pronounced moh-RY-uh

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Moriah appears in the King James Bible, including Genesis 22:2.
    Meaning
    "Seen by God; Chosen by God; Teaching of God"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Mount Moriah is where Abraham was tested by God's command to sacrifice Isaac, and where Solomon later built the temple. It is the mountain where faith was tested to the extreme and where God provided the ultimate substitute — a picture of Calvary.

    Spiritual meaning

    Moriah is where God tests faith and provides substitutes — the mountain of sacrifice that foreshadows the cross of Christ.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "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."

      Genesis 22:2 (KJV) →

    • "Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah."

      2 Chronicles 3:1 (KJV) →
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