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Mount Moriah "This
name occurs twice in the Bible. In Gen 22:2 Abraham was
commanded to go to the land of Moriah and offer his son as a
burnt offering. The only note of location in the text is
that the place was three days distance from Beersheba. The
other Biblical reference is 2 Chron 3:1, which names the
site of the building of Solomon's temple as Mount Moriah.
Christian tradition has related both references to the site
of the Dome of the Rock mosque, where there is a huge rock
17.7 by 15.5 m. (58 by 51 ft.), called the Sacred Rock. The
rock appears as though it may have been used for sacrifices
in ancient times. There are channels cut into it, and there
is a large room cut out of the rock beneath. Benjamin
Chapman, Contributor "The New International Dictionary
of Biblical Archaeology" (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan,
1983) p. 320
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