Abraham and Isaac walking toward the land of Moriah. Mozes Cohen 1935 Joods Historisch Museum
The Mysterious Land of Moriah
Published: November 6, 2014
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Last Updated: September 7, 2026
וַיִּקְרָ֧א אַבְרָהָ֛ם שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יְ-הֹוָ֣ה׀ יִרְאֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יֵאָמֵ֣ר הַיּ֔וֹם בְּהַ֥ר יְ-הֹוָ֖ה יֵרָאֶֽה
It is very likely that the Genesis “land of Moriah” is identical with the Chronicler’s “Mount Moriah.” For a detailed analysis of ancient traditions regarding where Moriah should be located, see Isaac Kalimi, Early Jewish Exegesis and Theological Controversy: Studies in Scriptures in the Shadow of Internal and External Controversies (Jewish and Christian Heritage Series, vol. 2; Assen, The Netherlands: Royal Van Gorcum, 2002), 9-58.
In the Masoretic text it is spelled מורה and pronounced “Moreh.”
The commentary on Taanit attributed to Rashi in the Vilna printing is almost certainly not Rashi. This was already noticed by Tzvi Hirsch Chajes in the 19th century and is generally accepted among scholars of rabbinics.
והתימה לפי’ שני שפרש”י ותוספות שהר המוריה הוא הר סיני ובקרא מפורש לבנות בית ה’ בהר המוריה:
