Bible Dictionary
Moreh
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.
Definition
Moreh was associated with a Canaanite district and an oak or sacred tree near Shechem, between Mounts Ebal and Gerizim. The name is connected with the ideas of teaching, fruitfulness, or an archer.
Biblical Usage
When Abraham entered Canaan, the Lord appeared to him at the oak of Moreh. Abraham built his first altar in the land there before moving southward toward Bethel and Hai.
Historical Background
The place was in the district south of Shechem. The supplied account suggests that Moreh may originally have been the name of a Canaanite inhabitant who gave his name to the area.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
An archer, teacher; fruitful. (1.) A Canaanite probably who inhabited the district south of Shechem, between Mounts Ebal and Gerizim, and gave his name to the “plain” there (Gen. 12:6). Here at this “plain,” or rather (R.V.) “oak,” of Moreh, Abraham built his first altar in the land of Palestine; and here the Lord appeared unto him. He afterwards left this plain and moved southward, and pitched his tent between Bethel on the west and Hai on the east (Gen. 12:7, 8).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(teacher).