Reference: Beor
Easton
a torch.
(1.) The father of Bela, one of the kings of Edom (Ge 36:32).
(2.) The father of Balaam (Nu 22:5; 24:3,15; 31:8). In 2Pe 2:15 he is called Bosor.
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And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the'son of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;
Fausets
1. Father of Bela. (See BELA.)
2. Father of Balaam. (See BALAAM.)
Hastings
1. Father of Balaam, Nu 22:5; 24:3,15; Jahwist, Jos 24:9, also Nu 31:8; De 23:4; Jos 13:22; Mic 6:5; 2Pe 2:15 (Bosor, AV and Revised Version margin). 2. Father of Bela, king of Edom, Ge 36:32 Jahwist, 1Ch 1:43.
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And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain.
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;
Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there resigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; remember from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of Jehovah.
Morish
Be'or
1. Father of Bela, king of Edom. Ge 36:32.
2. Father of Balaam the prophet. Nu 22:5. See BOSOR.
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And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.
Smith
Be'or
(burning or torch).
1. The father of Bela, one of the early Edomite kings.
2. Father of Balaam.
Nu 22:5; 24:3,15; 31:8; De 23:4; Jos 13:22; 24:9; Mic 6:5
He is called BOSOR in the New Testament. (B.C. before 1450.)
See Bosor
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And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;
And they slew the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain.
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel: and he sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you;
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; remember from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of Jehovah.