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Baal-peor

Lord of the opening, a god of the Moabites (Num 25:3; 31:16; Josh 22:17), worshipped by obscene rites. So called from Mount Peor, where this worship was celebrated, the Baal of Peor. The Israelites fell into the worship of this idol (Num 25:3, 5, 18; Deut 4:3; Ps 106:28; Hos 9:10).

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Place Baal-peor

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread. Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).