Moreh

There are two different references to “Moreh” mentioned in the Scriptures.

The first occurs in Genesis 12:6. It was the first recorded halting-place of Abram after his entrance into the land of Canaan and whilst the AV has “plain of Moreh”, the Hebrew should more accurately be rendered, oak or oaks. This Moreh was close to “the place of Shechem” in the centre of the land.

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