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MOREH

(Heb. môreh)

1. A terebinth or oak tree near Shechem. Abraham built an altar there after his vision of God (Gen 12:6-7). The Hebrew term means “teacher” or “oracle giver,” suggesting that the name is based on an etymology in honor of Abraham’s vision. In Deut. 11:30 the tree is a landmark in the vicinity of Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim, overlooking the town of Shechem. Jacob buried his idols by an oak near Shechem (Gen 35:4), which may be the same tree. Similarly, it may also be the same as the “Diviner’s Oak” (Judg 9:37).

Two other trees near Shechem are mentioned in the OT (Josh 24:26; Judg 9:6), though these trees were inside the city.

2. A hill in the Jezreel Valley where the Midianites were camped on the night of Gideon’s attack (Judg 7:1). Most scholars locate this hill near Nebi Daḥī, N of ʿAfula.

Wade R. Kotter






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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