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Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks down on the desert.
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A Third Desperate Attempt
For the third time, Balak moves Balaam to a new location, this time to the top of Mount Peor. Commentators explain this spot provided a direct and clear view of the Israelite camp in the desert plain below, known as Jeshimon. This change of venue highlights Balak's desperate persistence, hoping a new vantage point might finally produce a curse.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The position of Peor northward from Pisgah, along the Abarim heights, is approximately determined by the extant notices of Beth-peor.
Je…
19th Century
Anglican
To the top of Peor.— Mount Peor was one peak of the northern part of the mountains of Abarim. It was nearer than the other heights…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Balak brought Balaam to the top of Peor The name of an high mountain in Moab, so called from a gap or opening in…
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