Peor in the Bible

Meaning: hole; opening

Exact Match

and Beth-peor and the slopes of Pisgah and Beth-jeshimoth,

Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages. Tekoa, Ephrathah (that is, Bethlehem), Peor, Etam, Kulom, Tatam, Sores, Kerem, Gallim, Bether and Manach; eleven cities and their villages.

Verse ConceptsSix Things

The sin we committed at Peor was bad enough. To this very day we have not purified ourselves; it even brought a plague on the community of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsPurifying Oneself

Thematic Bible



And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that boweth toward the wilderness. And Balaam said unto Balak, "Make me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams." And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.


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