This is the name of the place Pethor: The hometown of Balaam in Mesopotamia.
Definition
of foreign origin; Pethor, a place in Mesopotamia
Traditional renderings: Pethor.
Traditional renderings: Pethor.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
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- Numbers 22:5פְּ֠תוֹרָה · at Pethor…he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
- Deuteronomy 23:4מִפְּת֛וֹר · from PethorFor they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.