Beth-peor standard
ed in De (De 3:29; 4:46). "In the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor" Moses was buried (De 34:6).
Where is Beth-peor in the Bible?
Beth-peor was a location on the eastern side of the Jordan River in the land of Moab, situated near Mount Peor in the lower Jordan valley opposite Jericho. This place holds significant biblical importance as the site where the Israelites camped during their wilderness journey, as recorded in the book of Deuteronomy. Most notably, Beth-peor is identified as the location where Moses was buried in an unnamed valley, an event described in Deuteronomy 34:6. The area is also mentioned in Joshua in connection with the slopes of Pisgah, marking it as a key geographical reference point for understanding Israel's settlement of the promised land. The exact location of Beth-peor remains uncertain today, though ancient sources suggest it was situated about six miles above the site of Livias in the Moabite plateau.
In Scripture2 biblical books; 2 with study content
- Deuteronomy
- Joshua
Beth-peor
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)ed in De (De 3:29; 4:46). "In the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor" Moses was buried (De 34:6). Beth-peor and the slopes of Pisgah (the King James Version "Ashdoth-pisgah") are mentioned in close connection in Jos 13:20. According to Eusebius, Onomasticon, Beth-peor was situated near Mt. Peor (Fogor) opposite Jericho, 6 miles above Livias. Mt. Peor is the "top" or "head" of Peor (Nu 23:28). Some height commanding a view of the plain East of the river in the lower Jordan valley is clearly intended, but thus far no identification is possible. "The slopes of Pisgah" are probably the lower slopes of the mountain toward Wady `Ayun Musa. Somewhere North of this the summit we are in search of may be found. Conder suggested the cliff at Minyeh, South of Wady Jedeideh, and of Pisgah; and would locate Beth-peor at el-Mareighat, "the smeared things," evidently an ancient place of worship, with a stone circle and standing stones, about 4 miles East, on the same ridge. This seems, however, too far South, and more difficult to reach from Shittim than we should gather from Nu 25:1 ff.
W. Ewing
beth-fe'-let.
See BETH-PELET.
beth-ra'-fa (beth rapha'; B, ho Bathraia, Bathrepha): The name occurs only in the genealogical