Bible Location
Meaning: stretching · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Moreh refers to the oak or plain near Shechem and the wider setting around the hill of Moreh. It is important because it appears in both patriarchal beginnings and the later narratives of Deborah and Gideon. First appears in Gen 12:6.1
Place meaning
stretching
Coordinates
32.21, 35.28
First appears
Gen 12:6
AI summary: Moreh matters because it gathers several moments of revelation and conflict into one remembered landscape. Abraham first enters the land there near Shechem, while Judges later uses the name in relation to the valley scenes of Midianite threat and divine deliverance. The cross references present Moreh as a central-land landmark of promise, gathering, and battle.1
Place meaning
stretching
Latitude
32.21
Longitude
35.28
Bible references
2
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). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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.