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A reference to a deity who was worshipped at that mountain peak and, biblically, was the subject of the heresy of Peor. The deity, worshipped by the Moabites, is biblically referred to as Baal-peor (Num. 25:3,5, 18) and as the "house of peor" (בית פעור) (Deuteronomy 3:29), generally meaning the Baal of Peor.
Idolatry with Baal-Peor (1970) by Phillip Medhurst Zimri and Kozbi portrayed as having sex in a regular tent when Phinehas kills them (1700) [note 4] Modern Tabernacle replica in the Timna Valley (2011) Scholars disagree about the exact motive Yahweh is claimed to have had in ordering Moses to wage the War against the Midianites.
It is thus unclear whether the false worship of the "Baʿalim" being decried [75] is the worship of a new idol or rites and teachings placing Yahweh as a mere local god within a larger pantheon. The Hebrew Scriptures record the worship of Baʿal threatening Israel from the time of the Judges until the monarchy . [ 79 ]
Belphegor (or Baal Peor, Hebrew: בַּעַל-פְּעוֹר baʿal-pəʿōr – “Lord of the Gap”) is, in the Abrahamic religions, a demon associated with one of the seven deadly sins. According to religious tradition, he helps people make discoveries. He seduces people by proposing incredible inventions that will make them rich.
While the Israelites stay at Shittim, the people go whoring with the Moabite women and worship their god Baal-peor, enraging God. PEOPLE: Children of Israel - Moabites - יהוה YHVH - Moses - Midianite - Phinehas - Zimri - Cozbi. PLACES: Shittim
Articles relating to Baal, a title and honorific meaning "owner," "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied to gods. The title is particularly associated with the storm and fertility god Hadad.
Peor was a mountain in Moab (Num. xxiii. 28), whence the special locality Beth-peor (Deut. iii... Baal-perazim (JE) A place mentioned in the report of the battle between David and the Philistines in II Sam. v. 20 (compare I Chron. xiv. 11)... Baal-shalisha JE (JE) A place mentioned in II Kings iv. 42, and in the Talmud (Sanh. 12a). Eusebius ...
Sacrificing to gods other than Yahweh. [1]Sacrificing offspring to Molech. [2]Worshipping Baal Peor. [3]A prophet who says to follow gods other than Yahweh. [4]A person who follows gods other than Yahweh.