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Peor
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Peor'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​p/peor.html. 1901.