How to Pronounce Baal Peor

BAY-uhl-PEE-or or BAH-uhl-PEE-or

Baal Peor is pronounced BAY-uhl-PEE-or or BAH-uhl-PEE-or (ˈbeɪəlˈpiːɔːr): seven syllables.

What does Baal Peor mean?

Baal Peor means “master of the opening”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

What is Baal Peor?

Baalpeor was the Moabite deity that Israel joined itself to at Shittim, worshipping through the sacrifices of the Moabites, which kindled the LORD's anger (Numbers 25:3). Deuteronomy 4:3 recalls that the LORD destroyed all the men who followed Baalpeor.

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