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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
lord
of the opening). The form of
Baal
worship
in
Peor
(
Num. 25:3-5,18
3
And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
4
And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.
5
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor. (Numbers 25:3‑5)
18
For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake. (Numbers 25:18)
). Israelites shared in it (
Deut. 4:3
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. (Deuteronomy 4:3)
;
Josh. 22:17
17
Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord, (Joshua 22:17)
;
Psa. 106:28
28
They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. (Psalm 106:28)
;
Hos. 9:10
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. (Hosea 9:10)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
It was to
Peor
that
Balaam
was called to curse
Israel
, and where the people were ensnared to
sacrifice
to the
gods
of
Moab
, to eat of things sacrificed to their idols, and commit
fornication
. Thus Israel
joined
himself unto
Baal
-peor—had full
fellowship
with its
demon
worship
and its attendant
uncleanness
(
Num. 23:28
28
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. (Numbers 23:28)
; Num. 25: 1-5,18;
Deut. 4:3
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. (Deuteronomy 4:3)
;
Psa. 106:28
28
They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. (Psalm 106:28)
;
Hos. 9:10
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. (Hosea 9:10)
: Compare
1 Cor. 10:8
8
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. (1 Corinthians 10:8)
;
Rev. 2:14
14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. (Revelation 2:14)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
1187
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Ba`al
Phonic:
P`owr
Meaning:
from
1168
and
6465
; Baal of Peor; Baal-Peor, a Moabitish deity
KJV Usage:
Baal-peor
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
lord of the opening
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
The lord of the opening, or gap:―a Moabitish deity, Num. 25:3. {Dominus aperturae}
From
Manners and Customs of the Bible
:
Numbers 25:3
3
And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. (Numbers 25:3)
.
Israel
joined himself unto
Baal
-
peor
.
The
worship
of this special form of Baal is generally supposed to have been accompanied with obscene rites. This seems to be indicated in this chapter. Some consider Baal-peor to be the same as
Chemosh
.
Related Books and Articles:
185. Baal Peor
From:
Manners and Customs of the Bible
By:
James M. Freeman
Call: 1-630-543-1441
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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