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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Baal Peor


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Baal Peor Peor  baal

Baal Peor is a Moabite god, which service included sexual acts. Numb 25 reports that Israel joined in the worship of Baal Peor, which results in a mass execution of 24,000.

The name Baal Peor consists of two parts: Firstly the word Baal meaning owner, husband. The second segment is the name of a mountain in Moab: Peor. This name comes from paar (pa'ar 1794) meaning open wide. The occurrences of the verb indicate adjunction with strong passion or feeling, usually not very positive (Job 16:10, Isa 5:14), and describe the wide opening of the mouth, hence alluding to other body cavities.

Hosea remarks on the Baal Peor event in Hos 9:10, and it is clear that the Israelites defiled themselves there with abundant fornication and sexual perversion. All leading translators steer timidly clear from this name, which basically comes down to Lord Spread'em, or Lord Hole.




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