Moreover, they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead. Israel's idolatry continues after the golden calf, now through attachment to 'Baal of Peor' (a fertility deity, Numbers 25). The eating of 'sacrifices offered to the dead' involves participation in pagan religious meals, further compromising covenant distinction. This verse portrays idolatry as an ongoing problem, not a single incident.

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