Places in the Bible Today:

Peor

Data

Translated NamesBaal-peor, Mount Peor, Peor
Typemountain
Notesif it’s not the mountain that Beth-peor is on, then it’s likely nearby
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. within 1 km of Beth-peor (ancient): very high confidence. It may be:

    1. panorama of ruins at Khirbet Ayun Musawithin 1 km of Khirbet Ayun Musa

    2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el Muhattawithin 1 km of Khirbet el Muhatta

    3. satellite view of the region around Tall Iktanuwithin 1 km of Tall Iktanu

Verses (8)

Gen-Deut (6)
Num 23:28, 25:3, 25:5, 25:18, 31:16
Deut 4:3
Josh-Ruth (1)
Josh 22:17
Job-Mal (1)
Ps 106:28

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com763
Logos FactbookMount Peor
OpenBible.info (2007)Peor
OpenBible.infoa9ef72b (Peor)
TIPNRPeor@Num.23.28
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2421, ot ID_588
WikidataQ61862532

Thumbnail Image Credits

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019

About

This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place.

While I consulted sources for this place, there were no major disputes about its modern location.