Place
Baal-peor
- Location
- 31.765°, 35.719°
Lord of the opening, a god of the Moabites (Num. 25:3; 31:16; Josh. 22:17), worshipped by obscene rites.
- Same place as
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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).
In Scripture
3 verses in 3 books
- Deuteronomy4:3
- Psalms106:28
- Hosea9:10
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