Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H6604
פְּתוֹר
pe.tor · “Pethor”
Used 2 times across 2 books
Definition
§ Pethor = "soothsayer"
a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river
Where it appears
Numbers1
Deuteronomy1
In the text
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 23:5Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.
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