Moreh
Moreh refers to a place near Shechem associated with Abraham (Genesis 12:6) and a hill where Gideon camped before attacking the Midianites.
The name Moreh means “stretching”
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Summary
A location only mentioned at Judges 7:1; only referred to as Moreh (מוֹרֶה).
Location
- Identified as
- Givat HaMoreh
- Certainty
- Likely (77% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.618° N, 35.349° E
Alternative names
- מוֹרֶהMoreh
Mentions
- Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.