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Moreh

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(teacher). (1) First halting place of Abram in Canaan (Gen. 12:6⁶And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. (Genesis 12:6)). (2) Hill in valley of Jezreel (Judg. 7:1¹Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. (Judges 7:1)).

“Moreh, Hill of” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

Place where the Midianites encamped before they were attacked by Gideon (Judg. 7:1¹Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. (Judges 7:1)). It is supposed to have been what is now called Neby Duhy, or “Little Hermon,” 32° 37' N, 35° 20' E. It is 1,690 feet high.

“Moreh, Plain of” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

The Hebrew signifies the oak, or oaks, of Moreh. It was near Shechem, where Abram first pitched his tent on entering Canaan, and where the Lord appeared to him (Gen. 12:6⁶And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. (Genesis 12:6); Deut. 11:30³⁰Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh? (Deuteronomy 11:30)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4176 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Mowreh

Phonic:

mo-reh’

Meaning:

or Moreh {mo-reh'}; the same as 4175; Moreh, a Canaanite; also a hill (perhaps named from him)

KJV Usage:

Moreh

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

teacher: former rain

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

One who throws a dart; teacher:―name of two places, Gen. 12:6. {laculator}