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Moriah

"Chosen by God; seen by God"

Genesis 22:2

Who they were

The mountain where Abraham was told to sacrifice Isaac, and later the site of Solomon's temple. A name of testing, provision, and sacred ground.

Themes

testingprovisionsacredworship

Read their story

Moriah's story begins in Genesis.

The full passage is at Genesis 22:2. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.

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