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Peor
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1. A peak in the mountain range of Moab, to which Balaamwas taken to curse Israel. It 'looked toward' or was 'opposite' Jeshimon; but it cannot be identified. Numbers 23:28 .
2. A contraction of BAAL-PEOR:it refers to the fornication and idolatry of the Israelites in connection with the Midianites. Numbers 25:18 ; Numbers 31:16 ; Joshua 22:17 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Peor'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/mbd/p/peor.html. 1897.