Peor
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| Type | mountain |
|---|---|
| Also called | Baal-peor, Mount Peor |
| Most likely | within 1 km of Beth-peor (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.777° N, 35.738° E |
| Mentioned in | 8 verses |
| First mention | Numbers 23:28 |
Peor is a mountain named in 8 verses of the Bible. It is most likely within 1 km of Beth-peor (high confidence).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| within 1 km of Beth-peor | high (100%) | 31.777° N, 35.738° E |
Verses
Numbers
- Numbers 23:28And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.And Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the wasteland.
- Numbers 25:3And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.
- Numbers 25:5And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”
- Numbers 25:18For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”
- Numbers 31:16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 4:3Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal–peor: for all the men that followed Baal–peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor.
Joshua
- Joshua 22:17Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,Was not the sin of Peor enough for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day? It even brought a plague upon the congregation of the LORD.
Psalms
- Psalm 106:28They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.