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# Peor, Mount Peor, Baal Peor #
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=### Facts: ###
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The terms "Peor" and "Mount Peor" refer to a mountain located northeast of the Salt Sea, in the region of Moab.
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* The name "Beth Peor" was the name of a city, probably located on that mountain or near it. This was where Moses died after God showed him the Promised Land.
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* "Baal Peor" was a false god of the Moabites that they worshiped at Mount Peor. The Israelites also started worshiping this idol and God punished them for it.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))
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(See also: [baal](../other/baal.md) **·** [falsegod](../kt/falsegod.md) **·** [moab](../other/moab.md) **·** [saltsea](../other/saltsea.md) **·** [worship](../kt/worship.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Numbers 23:28-30](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/num/23/28)
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* [Numbers 31:16-17](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/num/31/16)
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* [Psalms 106:28-29](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/psa/106/028)
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