(1) The land of, the district where was found the mountain on which Isaac was offered in sacrifice (Gen. 22:2); probably the same district as that in which was the “plain (or oak) of Moreh.” This 'plain of Moreh' is clearly associated with Shechem as recorded in Genesis 12:6 and Abraham 2:18-20.

(2) Mount Moriah, the hill on which Solomon built the temple (2 Chr. 3:1); a tradition first recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus, who regards this as identical with (1). But due to the scriptural facts presented in (1) and here after, it seems more likely that the sequence of events was that the name 'Mount Moriah' was borrowed by Solomon and the Jews of his day from the holy site in Shechem and applied to the temple mount in Jerusalem, and from thence as influenced by his own very Jewish perspective did Josephus conclude incorrectly that the Mount Moriah was the same Mount Moriah upon which Abraham did offer unto the Lord his son Isaac. Further, if Melchizedek did remain until after the birth of Jacob and prior to the birth of Levi as indicated by Hebrews 7:10 which states 'Levi was yet in the loins of his father Jacob when Melchizedek met him in heaven'. This implies that Melchizedek was still in the earth until after the birth of Jacob but that he departed with his city prior to the birth of Levi. In which case, it means that Abraham could not have sacrificed Isaac at Jerusalem or the mount of Salem for Melchizedek and his people were still there at that time. It is also logical that the city of the Jebusites which occupied the site of Salem or Jerusalem next after Melchizedek would have also presented such a problem.