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Bosor

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Βοσόρ, Βεώρ

Bosor, Beōr — Beor

Βοσόρ see Βεώρ - ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בְּעוֹר), Beor, father of Balaam: 2Pe.2:15 (Rec. Βοσόρ).† (AS)

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Historical dictionary entry

The Chaldee or Aramaic form of the name Beor, the father of Balaam (2 Pet. 2:15).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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