HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1047
בֵּית פְּעוֹר
bet pe.or — Beth-peor
§ Beth-peor = "house of Peor" a place east of the Jordan, in the land of the Amorites, allotted to the tribe of Reuben
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Beth-peor
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Historical dictionary entry
House of Peor; i.e., “temple of Baal-peor”, a place in Moab, on the east of Jordan, opposite Jericho. It was in the tribe of Reuben (Josh. 13:20; Deut. 3:29; 4:46). In the “ravine” or valley over against Beth-peor Moses was probably buried (Deut. 34:6).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.