Moriah
Moriah (Biblical Place • Mount Moriah • 31.778°N, 35.235°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 22:2 (identified with Mount Moriah ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Ahaziah (Generation 40 • Messianic Line • Child of Joram ): Ahaziah is a biblical figure in Generation 40 of the Messianic Line , child of Joram , parent of Joash . ( 1 Chronicles 3:11 ) (mentioned in 1 Kings 22 , 2 Kings 1 , 2 Kings 8 ) Beriah (Generation 25 • Child of Ephraim ): Beriah is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Ephraim , parent of Sheerah , Rephah , Resheph . ( 1 Chronicles 7:23 ) (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 , 1 Chronicles 7 ) Amaziah (Generation 42 • Messianic Line • Child of Joash ): Amaziah is a biblical figure in Generation 42 of the Messianic Line, child of Joash, parent of Azariah (or Uzziah ). ( 1 Chronicles 3:12 ) (mentioned in 2 Kings 12 , 2 Kings 13 , 2 Kings 14 ) Meraioth (Generation 33 • Child of Zerahiah ): Meraioth is a biblical figure in Generation 33, child of Zerahiah , parent of Amariah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:6 , 6:52 , Ezra 7:3-4 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 , 1 Chronicles 9 , Ezra 7 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Moriah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 22:2 (identified with Mount Moriah ).) Mount Moriah (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 3:1 .) Moreh 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 12:6 , Deut 11:30 (identified with Shechem ).) Moreh 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 7:1 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: First Temple Period Jerusalem Scale Model — Topographical scale model of royal Jerusalem during the First Temple period (Iron Age II) from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , illustrating the City of David spur, the Ophel , the Kidron and Tyropoeon valleys, and Solomon's Temple complex crowning Mount Moriah. The Temple of Solomon (First Temple) — Architectural reconstruction of the First Temple built by King Solomon on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem ( 1 Kings 6 –7), featuring the Ulam (Entrance Porch) flanked by the twin bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz , the Hekhal ( Holy Place ), the Debir ( Holy of Holies ), three-story side chambers, and the courtyard Molten Sea and Bronze Altar .
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Chronicles 3:1 : "Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah , where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshing..."; Genesis 22:2 : "And he said, 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 upon one of the mountains whic..."; Micah 1:1 : "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah , which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem .". Related canonical books and chapters: 2 Chronicles 3 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 3 (17 verses)), 2 Chronicles (Old Testament • 36 Chapters), Genesis 22 ( Genesis • Chapter 22 (24 verses)).