Peor

From Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)

Peor:

Mountain in the plains of Zophim, overlooking Jeshimon, where Balak took Balaam to induce him to curse Israel. According to the "Onomasticon" of Jerome, it was situated opposite Jericho, near a city named "Danaba." Although the mountain has not yet been identified with certainty, the latest researches seem to indicate El-Mushakkar.

Bibliography:
  • Buhl, Geog. des Alten Palästina, p. 116.
E. G. H. S. O.

Categories: [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]


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