Lexical Definition

‎פְּעוֹר‎ Pᵉʻôwr (peh-ore') Peor ^N:N--L
from ‎פָּעַר‎; a gap; also ‎בַּעַל פְּעוֹר‎)

Peor. See also ‎בֵּית פְּעוֹר‎.

• § Peor = "cleft"
• Peor, a mountain East of Jordan
• Baal Peor, (for a deity worshipped there

n pr loc
1) a mountain peak in Moab belonging to the Abarim range and near Pisgah
n pr deity
2) a false god worshipped in Moab; corresponds to Baal

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פְּעוֺר‎ proper name Φογωρ:

1. mont. in Moab (apparently from some √ ‎פעֿר‎); — Num 23:28 compare (‎׳‎‎בֵּית פ‎, ‎׳‎‎בַּעַל פ‎ and references; also) Buhl^Geogr.122 Dr^{Deut 3:29}; [ᵐ5](/btb/not_created.html) Josh 15:59a [60] gives a Φαγωρ with Bethlehem; see also ᵐ5 for ‎פָּ֑עוּ‎, ‎פָּ֑עִי‎].

2. dei (apparently) Num 25:18 (twice in verse) (compare ‎׳‎‎בַּעַל פ‎ vNum 25:3 vNum 25:5), Num 31:16; Josh 22:17.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Peor • A mountain in Moab associated with idolatry

Peor was a mountain in Moab where Balak brought Balaam to curse Israel, and where the Israelites later engaged in idolatry and immorality with the Moabites.

• A location near Pisgah פִּסְגָּה first mentioned at Num.23.28;
• only referred to as Peor פְּעוֹר.
  

Peor was a mountain located in the land of Moab, east of the Jordan River. It is mentioned in the context of Balak, the king of Moab, who sought to curse Israel through the prophet Balaam (Num. 23:28). Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor, hoping that from there, Balaam would be able to curse the Israelites. However, God intervened and caused Balaam to bless Israel instead (Num. 23:29-24:9).

Later, when the Israelites were camped in the plains of Moab, they began to engage in idolatry and sexual immorality with the Moabites (Num. 25:1-3). This incident became known as the "matter of Peor" (Num. 25:18; 31:16) and resulted in a plague that killed 24,000 Israelites (Num. 25:9). The Israelites' sin at Peor was remembered as a cautionary tale, warning against the dangers of idolatry and foreign influences (Josh. 22:17; Ps. 106:28-29). The events at Peor highlight the importance of remaining faithful to God and resisting the temptations of surrounding pagan cultures.

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