Bible Location
Meaning: stretching · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Moreh entry refers to the hill or range in the Jezreel setting of Gideon's conflict, not to the oak or plain near Shechem already covered elsewhere. It is important because the same name appears in separate landscapes. First appears in Judg 7:1.1
Place meaning
stretching
Coordinates
32.62, 35.36
First appears
Judg 7:1
AI summary: Moreh matters here as part of the battlefield geography of the Jezreel region. The place should remain distinct from the earlier Shechem-associated Moreh tradition.1
Place meaning
stretching
Latitude
32.62
Longitude
35.36
Bible references
1
Probably identical with “little Hermon,” the modern Jebel ed-Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs of this mountain. It is a gray ridge parallel to Gilboa on the north; and between the two lay the battle-field, the plain of Jezreel (q.v.), where Gideon overthrew the Midianites (Judg. 7:1-12). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Judg |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.