Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
Joined
Of the dead
Bible References
Joined
Numbers 25:1
While Israel remained at Shittim, the people indulged in sexual immorality with the Moabite women.
Numbers 31:16
Look, these women caused the Israelites, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against Jehovah in the matter of Peor. Thus the congregation of Jehovah experienced the plague.
Deuteronomy 4:3
You saw how he killed everyone who worshiped the god Baal at Peor.
Deuteronomy 32:17
They sacrificed to demons that are not God. They served gods they did not know. These were new gods who came from nearby, gods your ancestors never worshiped.
Joshua 22:17
Do you remember our sin at Peor, when Jehovah punished his own people with an epidemic? We are still suffering because of that. Was that not enough sin?
Hosea 9:10
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your forefathers as the earliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season. They came to Baal-peor and devoted themselves to shame. They became as detestable as that which they loved.
Revelation 2:14
I have a few things against you: you have people there who hold to the teachings of Balaam, who taught Balak to present a snare to the sons of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices and commit fornication.
Of the dead
Psalm 115:4
Their idols are made of silver and gold. Human hands made them.
Jeremiah 10:8
They are very stupid and foolish. They teach vanity to a tree. Their idol is wood!
1 Corinthians 10:19
What do I mean? That the idol is anything, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything?