Topic
Beor
11 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Genesis 36:32Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Bela
And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- Numbers 22:5Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Father of Balaam
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of 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…
- Numbers 24:3Easton · Smith · ISBE
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
- Numbers 24:15Easton · Smith · ISBE
¶ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
- Numbers 31:8Easton · Smith · ISBE
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
- 1 Chronicles 1:43Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Bela
¶ Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- 2 Peter 2:15Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. Father of Balaam — Called BOSOR
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
- Deuteronomy 23:4Smith · ISBE
Because 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 of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
- Joshua 13:22Smith · ISBE
¶ Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
- Joshua 24:9Smith · ISBE
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
- Micah 6:5Smith · ISBE
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 6 references
A torch. (1.) The father of Bela, one of the kings of Edom (Gen. 36:32).
(2.) The father of Balaam (Num. 22:5; 24:3, 15; 31:8). In 2 Pet. 2:15 he is called Bosor.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 10 references
- The father of Bela, one of the early Edomite kings. (Genesis 36:32; 1 Chronicles 1:43)
- Father of Balaam. (Numbers 22:5; 24:3,15; 31:8; 23:4; Joshua 13:22; 24:9; Micah 6:5) He is called BOSOR in the New Testament. (B.C. before 1450.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 11 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.