Person
Zippor
Mentioned in 7 verses across 3 books, first in Numbers 22:2. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 5 verses in Numbers, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Numbers
- Numbers 22:2
Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
- Numbers 22:4
So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
- Numbers 22:10
And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
- Numbers 22:16
They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
- Numbers 23:18
Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.