Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Moneychangers
Worship & Prayer - New Testament
Moneychangers supplied the proper Hebrew half-shekels needed for temple offerings, especially during the festivals. Jesus expelled them from the temple for turning sacred worship into an occasion for dishonest profit.
Month
Measures & Money - Both
The biblical month was ordinarily a lunar period beginning with the new moon. Israel used months to regulate religious festivals, and the year generally contained twelve months, with an additional month sometimes inserted to keep the calendar aligned with the seasons.
Moon
Objects & Symbols - Both
The moon was created by God to mark times, seasons, days, and years. Israel’s calendar and festivals followed its cycles, while Scripture repeatedly warned against worshiping the moon or other heavenly bodies.
Moon, New
Festivals & Holy Days - Old Testament
The new moon marked the beginning of each lunar month and was observed as a special occasion in Israel’s religious calendar. New-moon observances included sacrifices and appointed gatherings.
Morasthite, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Morasthite was a person from Moresheth. The title is applied to Micah the prophet, identifying him as a native of that place.
Mordecai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Mordecai was a Benjamite Jew living in Persia who raised Esther and helped preserve the Jewish people from Haman’s plot. He was honored by the king, became a high official, and was associated with the institution of Purim.
Moreh
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Moreh was associated with an oak or sacred tree near Shechem. Abraham built an altar there after God appeared to him when he entered Canaan.
MOREH, HILL OF
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Hill of Moreh was the height near the plain of Jezreel where the Midianite army was positioned before Gideon’s attack. It is often identified with Jebel ed-Duchy, though the exact location is not certain.
MOREH, OAK OF
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
The Oak of Moreh was a terebinth or group of trees near Shechem, associated with a teacher or one who gave oracular answers. Its exact location is unknown, though it appears connected with other sacred trees in the area.
Moreh, the Hill of
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The hill of Moreh was a ridge near the plain of Jezreel, probably corresponding to the modern Little Hermon. It stood near the battlefield where Gideon defeated the Midianites.
Moresheth-gath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Moresheth-gath was the hometown of the prophet Micah. It was probably near Gath and in the foothills of Judah, though its exact location remains uncertain.
Moreshethgath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Moreshethgath was a place associated with the prophet Micah. The name means “possession of Gath,” and it was probably near the Philistine city of Gath.
Moriah
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
Moriah was the region where Abraham was commanded to offer Isaac and where Solomon later built the temple in Jerusalem. It is therefore closely associated with sacrifice, worship, and God’s covenant purposes.
MORIAH, LAND OF
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The land of Moriah was the region to which God sent Abraham to offer Isaac. Its exact location is uncertain; later tradition associated Moriah with the mountain on which Solomon’s Temple was built.
MORROW AFTER THE SABBATH
Festivals & Holy Days - Old Testament
“The morrow after the Sabbath” means the first day of the week. On this day Israel presented the first sheaf of the harvest, and later the wave-loaves at the Feast of Weeks.
MORROW, TOMORROW
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Morrow or tomorrow means the following day, especially the next morning. The term is used for ordinary time and for the day following a Sabbath or other event.
MORSEL
Agriculture & Daily Life - New Testament
A morsel is a portion of food; in Hebrews 12:16 it refers to one meal of food for which Esau sold his birthright.
Mortar
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Mortar was a substance of lime, sand, clay, or mud used in construction. A mortar was also a hollow vessel in which grain or manna was pounded with a pestle.
MORTIFY
Christian Life - New Testament
To mortify, in older Biblical English, means to put to death. Paul uses it of putting sinful desires and the deeds of the body to death through union with Christ and the power of the Spirit.
Mosera
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Mosera was one of the Israelite encampments in the wilderness, near Mount Hor. It is probably the same place as Moserah or Moseroth, associated with Aaron’s death and burial.
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