Meaning of “Peor”
Peor — opening. (1.) A mountain peak (Num. 23:28) to which Balak led Balaam as a last effort to induce him to pronounce a curse upon Israel. When he looked on the tribes encamped in the acacia groves below him, he could not refrain from giving utterance to a remarkable benediction (24:1-9). Balak was more than ever enraged at Balaam, and bade him flee for his life. But before he went he gave expression to that wonderful prediction regarding the future of this mysterious people, whose "goodly tents" were spread out before him, and the coming of a "Star" out of Jacob and a "Sceptre" out of Israel (24:14-17). (2.) A Moabite divinity, called also "Baal-peor" (Num. 25:3, 5, 18; comp. Deut. 3:29). Baal-peor — lord of the opening, a god of the Moabites (Num. 25:3; 31:16; Josh. 22:17), worshipped by obscene rites. So called from Mount Peor, where this worship was celebrated, the Baal of Peor. The Israelites fell into the worship of this idol (Num. 25:3, 5, 18; Deut. 4:3; Ps. 106:28; Hos. 9:10). Beth-peor — house of Peor; i.e., "temple of Baal-peor", a place in Moab, on the east of Jordan, opposite Jericho. It was in the tribe of Reuben (Josh. 13:20; Deut. 3:29; 4:46). In the "ravine" or valley over against Beth-peor Moses was probably buried (Deut. 34:6).
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Numbers Chapter 23 Verse 28 — And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. Numbers Chapter 25 Verse 18 — For 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. Numbers Chapter 25 Verse 5 — And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor. Numbers Chapter 25 Verse 3 — And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. Numbers Chapter 31 Verse 16 — Behold, 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. Deuteronomy Chapter 3 Verse 29 — So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor. Deuteronomy Chapter 4 Verse 46 — On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt: Deuteronomy Chapter 4 Verse 3 — Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you. Deuteronomy Chapter 34 Verse 6 — And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. Joshua Chapter 13 Verse 20 — And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth, Joshua Chapter 22 Verse 17 — Is 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, Psalms Chapter 106 Verse 28 — They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. Hosea Chapter 9 Verse 10 — I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
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