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Pethor

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The place by the River to which Balak sends messengers to call Balaam (Numbers 22:5). The Korean Revised Version calls it Balaam’s homeland.

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  • DEU 23:3–6, engwebp

    3An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the LORD’s assembly; even to the tenth generation shall no one belonging to them enter into the LORD’s assembly forever,

    4because they didn’t meet you with bread and with water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

    5Nevertheless the LORD your God wouldn’t listen to Balaam, but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because the LORD your God loved you.

    6You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.

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  • NUM 22:2–14, engwebp

    2Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

    3Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many. Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

    4Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

    5He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.

    6Please come now therefore, and curse this people for me; for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

    7The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand. They came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balak.

    8He said to them, “Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak to me.” The princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

    9God came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?”

    10Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has said to me,

    11‘Behold, the people that has come out of Egypt covers the surface of the earth. Now, come curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.’”

    12God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”

    13Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your land; for the LORD refuses to permit me to go with you.”

    14The princes of Moab rose up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”

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  • NUM 22:5, engwebp

    5He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.

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AI-assisted, human review pending, 2026-09-24

Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.

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Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Pethor” by name and 2 shared verses. The coordinate of its leading identification, another name for Pitru (confidence 998 of 1000), is adopted as a sourced approximation: not verified here, and not the place of any particular event.

AI-assisted source review; human approval pending, 2026-09-29

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  • Narrated location (1) — Balak sends for Balaam

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Numbers 22:5 Open that verse

He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.

Deuteronomy 23:4 Open that verse

because they didn’t meet you with bread and with water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.

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Entry: Pethor (place-pethor)
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Current wording: The place by the River to which Balak sends messengers to call Balaam (Numbers 22:5). The Korean Revised Version calls it Balaam’s homeland.
Cited evidence: DEU 23:3–6, engwebp / NUM 22:2–14, engwebp / NUM 22:5, engwebp
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