Moriah

Moriah
geographical name hill in E part of Jerusalem

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • MORIAH — (Heb. מוֹרִיָּה), an unidentified locality mentioned in the Bible. Abraham was ordered to offer Isaac as a burnt offering in the land of Moriah, which was three days distance from Beersheba and visible (from) afar (Gen. 22:2–4). Early tradition… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • MORIAH — MORIAH, Hebrew publishing house. In 1901 Ḥ.N. Bialik , together with Y.H. Rawnitzki , S. Ben Zion, and others, founded the Moriah publishing house in Odessa, their primary intention being the printing of educational material for modern Hebrew… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Moriah — (izg. moriȁ) m DEFINICIJA geogr. pov. rel. sveto brdo u Jeruzalemu na kojemu je Abraham trebao žrtvovati sina Izaka i objavio mu se Bog (prema bibl. knjizi Postanak) i na tom je mjestu sagrađen prvi i drugi glavni židovski hram; Arapi su u 7. i 8 …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Moriah — This article is about the biblical location. For other uses, see Moriah (disambiguation). Moriah (Hebrew: מוֹרִיָּה, Modern Moriyya Tiberian Môriyyā ; ordained/considered by th …   Wikipedia

  • Moriah — Mont Moriah Le Mont Moriah (en hébreu, מוריה, Mōriyyā = ordonné/considéré par YHWH ) est le nom donné à un massif montagneux dans le Livre de la Genèse, comme l emplacement de la Ligature d Isaac. L emplacement exact de cette montagne est sujet à …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Moriah — Moria bezeichnet: aus dem Hebräischen, oft auch Morija, Moriah, oder Morijah, den Tempelberg in Jerusalem aus dem Griechischen den medizinischen Namen der Krankheit Witzelsucht eine Nymphe in der griechischen Mythologie, siehe Moria (Mythologie)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Moriah —    The chosen of Jehovah. Some contend that Mount Gerizim is meant, but most probably we are to regard this as one of the hills of Jerusalem. Here Solomon s temple was built, on the spot that had been the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite (2… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Moriah — n. Mount Moriah, biblical site where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac; site generally connected with Zion, place where Solomon built the temple, Temple Mount (also Moria) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Moriah —    See Mount Moriah …   Glossary of theological terms

  • Moriah Central School District — Moriah Central School Type and location Grades K 12 Country  United States Location …   Wikipedia

  • Moriah College — Moriah War Memorial College To Learn, To Heed, To Act Location Queens Park, New South Wales, Austra …   Wikipedia

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