Mount Moriah (pronounced in Hebrew as moe-ree-yaw) in Jerusalem, now popularly known as the Temple Mount, has been a focal point of Bible history right from very early times. It was the place where Abraham nearly sacrificed Isaac. It was the place where Solomon built the original Temple of God. It was the location of many of the events during the ministry of Jesus Christ, with the scene of His arrest on theMount of Olives on the fateful night just to the east, and His Crucifixion at Calvary just to the north. And there is much more set to happen there.
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"And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham and he said, Behold, here I am.
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 which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering and rose up, and went unto the place which God had told him." (Genesis 22:1-3)
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"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 floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. Noww these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the hosue of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits." (2 Chronicles 3:1-2)
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| Today, Mount Moriah is under Muslim control. The gold-topped Dome Of The Rock is the most famous present-day sight atop the Temple Mount, while Jews pray below at the Western Wall (see the link below for live pictures from Aish HaTorah's Window On The Wall) |
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Aish HaTorah's Window On The Wall
(automatically opens a second window for easy return to Daily Bible Study) A Live Camera View Of The Western Wall from Aish HaTorah's World Center in Jerusalem. The area shown in the camera view corresponds with the red line in the diagram. |
