§ Pethor = "soothsayer" a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river
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H6604 — פְּתוֹר
pe.tor · Pethor · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
Numbers 22:5 · פְּ֠תוֹרָהAnd he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me.Deuteronomy 23:4 · מִפְּת֛וֹרbecause they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.