Bible Location
Meaning: master of the opening · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Baal-peor refers to the Moabite deity and cult associated with Israel's grave apostasy in the plains of Moab. It is important because it stands for one of the most serious covenant failures before entry into the land. First appears in Deut 4:3.1
Place meaning
master of the opening
Coordinates
31.77, 35.72
First appears
Deut 4:3
AI summary: Baal-peor matters because the name became shorthand for seduction into idolatry and its deadly consequences. Deuteronomy, Hosea, and the wider Pentateuch memory keep the episode alive as a warning. The cross references present Baal-peor as a cultic name of corruption, judgment, and remembered infidelity.1
Place meaning
master of the opening
Latitude
31.77
Longitude
35.72
Bible references
2
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). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.