The meaning of “בַּעַל פְּעוֹר”
Understanding Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Baal-peor. - § Baal-peor = "lord of the gap" - Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity 1) the deity worshipped at Peor with probabl...
בַּעַל פְּעוֹר
Baal-peor. - § Baal-peor = "lord of the gap" - Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity 1) the deity worshipped at Peor with probable licentious rites
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 25:3 | “And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.” Word: בַּעַל פְּעוֹר (Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr) | |
| Numbers 25:5 | “And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.” Word: בַּעַל פְּעוֹר (Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr) | |
| Deuteronomy 4:3 | “Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal–peor: for all the men that followed Baal–peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.” Word: בַּעַל פְּעוֹר (Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr) | |
| Psalms 106:28 | “They joined themselves also unto Baal–peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.” Word: בַּעַל פְּעוֹר (Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr) | |
| Hosea 9:10 | “I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal–peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.” Word: בַּעַל פְּעוֹר (Baʻal Pᵉʻôwr) |