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Peor
Mountain mentioned in 8 verses of the Bible, most often in Numbers.
Where it appears
Numbers (5), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), Psalms (1)
Key verses
- Numbers 23:28 first mention — And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
- Numbers 25:3 — And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
- Numbers 25:5 — And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor.
- Numbers 25:18 — 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 31:16 — Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
- 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.
- Joshua 22:17 — 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,
- Psalms 106:28 — They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
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