פְּתוֹר

pe.tor

Hebrew H6604 Place name 2 occurrences in 2 verses
פְּתוֹר Pethor

§ Pethor = "soothsayer"

a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river

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Concordance 2 verses

  1. Numbers 22:5 פְּ֠תוֹרָה

    he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.

  2. Deuteronomy 23:4 מִפְּת֛וֹר

    For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.

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