Peor
Ancient site; 3 competing modern identifications, best supported being Khirbet Ayun Musa.
Placemountain8 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Khirbet Ayun Musa245
- Khirbet el Muhatta233
- Tall Iktanu-3
Name variants
- Peor (72)
- Baal-peor (6)
- Mount Peor (2)
References
Topical references
- Balak builds altars on — Numbers 23:28
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.