Strong H6604פְּתוֹר
Pethor
- Transliteration
- pethôr
- Pronunciation
- peth-ore'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Of foreign origin;
{Pethor} a place in Mesopotamia: - Pethor.
{Pethor} a place in Mesopotamia: - Pethor.
Meaning of the name
Pethor = "soothsayer"
Detailed definition
Pethor was the hometown of Balaam, the prophet hired by Balak to curse Israel, located near the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia.
In the biblical story
Pethor
The hometown of Balaam in Mesopotamia
Pethor was the hometown of Balaam, the prophet hired by Balak to curse Israel, located near the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia.
In the Bible
Strong H6604 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pethor2
First verses
- Numbers 22:5He 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 23:4Because 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.