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GLOSSARY
Pronunciation: mo-RAI-uh
Occurrences: 2 (Commentary — 1)
First Reference: Beginnings 20:23
But Methuselah went forth and dwelt nigh unto Mount Moriah, and when he was 185 years of age, he begat Lamech. And after he begat Lamech, Methuselah lived 640 years and he died. So Lamech buried his father in a cave beside the holy mount.
See: Methuselah II
Summary: Methuselah II settled and raised his family near Mount Moriah (c. 5,200 BCE). His son, Lamech, buried him “beside the holy mount” (B:20:23).
Azrael’ Commentary - Methuselah II
Methuselah grew up in a pleasant Adamic village called Pelaree where he loved to fish on the Sea of Galilee. But after his father’s death, he moved to Mount Moriah where he met a strange giant of a man who suffered from madness. This man was none other than Yasher-Baal. [...]
Notes/References:
The geographic location of Mount Moriah has yet to be confirmed by the author of the scriptures; however, it is thought to be the site of the Temple Mount in present-day Jerusalem.