Numbers 23:28

Peor, a high place called Beth-peor, Deuteronomy 3:29, i.e. the house or temple of Peer, because there they worshipped Baal-peor.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Peor — An high place called Beth — peor, Deuteronomy 3:29 . That is, the house or temple of Peor, because there they worshipped Baal — peor.

²⁸ And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

Related Commentaries of Numbers 23:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Numbers 23:28