Log inSign up

2 Chronicles 3 · a question people ask

Is Mount Moriah the place where Abraham took Isaac?

In the text

The two share a name, and the Bible doesn't say more than that. The Hebrew Bible uses the name Moriah only twice (tap Moriah). God told Abraham, "go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of" (Genesis 22:2). And "Solomon began to build the LORD’s house at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah" (3:1). Genesis names a land and doesn't name the mountain or a city. 2 Chronicles 3:1 names a mountain at Jerusalem and a threshing floor, and doesn't mention Abraham. Neither verse points to the other. The text doesn't settle whether they are one place, and this answer doesn't either.

The verses

“He said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.””
Genesis 22:2 · World English Bible
“Then Solomon began to build the LORD’s house at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared to David his father, which he prepared in the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”
2 Chronicles 3:1 · World English Bible

From Favor's study of 2 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 3: On Mount Moriah

The house was begun on the threshing floor where the LORD answered David (3:1), and Chronicles tells what 1 Kings 6 doesn't: two cherubim whose "faces were toward the house" (3:13), and a veil of blue, purple, crimson and fine linen with cherubim (3:14), called by the tabernacle veil's own Hebrew word.

In Favor, questions like this come up right where they arise as you read, with the Hebrew and Greek behind the words and how the chapter leads to Jesus.

Start your free week2 Chronicles 3 Bible study

First week free, then $10 a month per person

More questions about 2 Chronicles 3

All questions about 2 Chronicles →

The best way to learn the Bible

Favor opens up every chapter as you read.

Favor is a Bible study app for your phone or computer. It takes you through the Bible one chapter at a time, a few minutes a day, and shows you what's really there: the words behind the words, the moments most people miss, and how the whole story fits together. For you. For everyone.

  • Every chapter explains itself

    As you read, short notes open up what's really going on, the details most readers walk past, and the honest questions people ask.

  • The Hebrew and Greek behind it

    Tap a highlighted word to see the original, how to say it, and what it means, checked against the original-language texts.

  • Every page leads to Jesus

    Watch promises made in Genesis kept in Jesus. Each line lights up on your map as you read.

  • Better together

    Read on your own, or start a Bible study with friends, family or your church. Answers stay sealed until you meet, then appear together.

  1. 1

    Start your free week

    Sign up in a minute with your email.

  2. 2

    Read a few minutes a day

    Each chapter opens itself up as you go. Tap what you're curious about.

  3. 3

    Bring your people, if you like

    Send one link. Everyone reads the same chapter, then meets to talk.

Start your free week

First week free, then $10 a month per person

Questions like this, in every chapter

The best way to learn the Bible. For you. For everyone.

There's a seat for you at the table.

Start your free week

First week free, then $10 a month per person · Log in

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Every answer cites the verses it rests on. What we believe · All Bible questions