Pethor
Town
Location disputed Til Barsip: about 610 km (380 miles) northeast of Jerusalem
Where Scholars Place It
- Til Barsip Possible
- Tell Aushariye Less likely
Pethor in the Bible Dictionary
Named in 2 Verses
- Numbers 22:5 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 abide over against me:
- Deuteronomy 23:4 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.
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