Midrasch zu Divrej Hajamim I 13:78

Another interpretation of Moriah: [R. Joshua ben Levi said:] The place from which the righteous give instructions (moreh)¹⁵⁸The relevance of the following text rests upon the double meaning of moreh, which can also mean “cast,” as in the casting of lots. to the Holy One, and he acts < upon them >. It is so stated (in I Chron. 24:5): AND BY LOTS {HE} [THEY] ORGANIZED [THEM], < ONE GROUP WITH ANOTHER >. R. Samuel bar Nahman said: What is the meaning of Moriah? The place where the Holy One gives instructions (moreh) for the wicked and casts them down to Gehinnom, as stated (in Ps. 49:15 [14]): LIKE SHEEP THEY ARE APPOINTED FOR SHEOL; [DEATH IS THEIR SHEPHERD, THE UPRIGHT SHALL RULE OVER THEM IN THE MORNING, AND THEIR FORM SHALL WASTE AWAY WITH NO LOFTY DWELLING FOR IT]. R. Simeon ben Johay says: What is the meaning of Moriah? A place of teaching (moreh) situated (MKWN) directly under the Holy Temple above, as stated (in Exod. 15:17): [O LORD, YOU HAVE MADE] A SITE (MKWN) FOR YOURSELF TO DWELL IN, [A SANCTUARY, O LORD, WHICH YOUR HANDS HAVE ESTABLISHED]. R. Judah ben Palma says: What is the meaning of Moriah (Moriyyah)? Abraham said to the Holy One: Sovereign of the Universe, to what place shall we go? The Holy One said to him: To the place that I qoshet¹⁵⁹The word can mean either “adorn” or “shoot forth.” for you. Now this word (qoshet) is nothing but an expression for qishshut. ¹⁶⁰Again there is a double meaning, either an “adornment” or a “shooting forth.” Thus it is stated (in Exod. 19:13): NO HAND SHALL TOUCH HIM, < BUT HE SHALL SURELY BE STONED > OR SHOT (YRH).¹⁶¹These letters could be understood as the root for Moriyyah. The argument is that the root for Moriah is used here in a sense that parallels one meaning of qoshet, which commonly means “adorn.” Thus Moriah, the Temple Mount, is a place of adornment. R. Pinhas ben Hama the Priest says: What is the meaning of Moriah? The place of authority (maruteh) for the world. R. Judah b. R. Shallum the Levite said: Where is it shown? Where it is stated (in I Chron. 13:6): THEN DAVID [AND ALL ISRAEL] WENT UP TO BAALAH, THAT IS, UNTO KIRIATH-JEARIM.¹⁶²Since Kiriath-jearim was called Baalah (“mistress”) while the ark remained there, Moriah, as the Temple Mount where the ark rested permanently, would certainly be the place of authority for the world. So M. Friedmann, Pesikta Rabbati (Vienna, 1880), fol. 170a, n. 53.