Peor

The heresy of Peor is an event related in the Torah at Numbers 25:1–15. Later biblical references to the event occur in Numbers 25:18 and Numbers 31:16, Deuteronomy 4:3, Joshua 22:17, Hosea 9:10; Psalms 106:28.

New Testament references are found in 1 Corinthians 10:8 and Revelation 2:14. It is connected to the error of Balaam when he ascends the mountain of Pe‘or and therefore seems connected to the error of the Nicolaitans.

The Israelites become involved with a form of whoredom and national adultery.

Many modern biblical scholars believe that the Torah written in Classical Hebrew) reached its present form after 520 BC, may include priestly redactions and additions concerning Midianite women and Phinehas' priesthood and the Moabites based on earlier written and oral traditions and political elements at the time. There may be more of an error concerning our interpretation of the Israelite men's fraternization with Moabite women by having sex with them which may be a reference to national adultery and worshipping their gods and idolatry including Baal (Numbers 25:1–3). This led to the questionable instruction by Moses to the judges of Israel (Numbers 25:3–5) to slay^[1] all Israelite men who had done this.

When Israel was in Shittim they commit whoredom^[2] with the daughters of Moab. Micah 6:5 mentions this event associating it with the error of Balaam to make a distinction between the wages of unrighteousness and the righteousness of the LORD.

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02026 הָרַג‎ harag [haw-rag’] a primitive root HeyReishGimel; v; [BDB-246b] [{See TWOT on 514 }] AV-slay 100, kill 24, kill … 3, murderer 2, destroyed 1, murder 1, out of hand 1, made 1, put 1, slain 31, slayer 1, surely 1; 167
1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to kill, slay

1a2) to destroy, ruin

1b) (Niphal) to be killed

1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain
- ה Hey Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)
- ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)
- ג Gimel Reward and Punish, Cause and effect, 'justified repayment'. Do to others as they should do. Written like a Vav with a Yod as a "foot". Camel, [throwstick, pride, to lift up] (Numeric value: 3)
- Root words often include other letters which can alter their meaning. The letter Vav appears in the beginning of numerous times which may suggest that someone is separated as if dead rather than slay as in massacre (See stoning).
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02181 זָנָה‎ ZayinNunHey zanah [zaw-naw’] a primitive root [highly-fed and therefore wanton]; v; [BDB-275b] [{See TWOT on 563 }] AV- … harlot 36, go a whoring 19, … whoredom 15, whore 11, commit fornication 3, whorish 3, harlot + 0802 2, commit 1, continually 1, great 1, whore’s + 0802 1; 93
1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication

1a2) to commit adultery

1a3) to be a cult prostitute

1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)

1b) (Pual) to play the harlot

1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to commit adultery

1c2) to force into prostitution

1c3) to commit fornication
- We can see the idea of national adultery or the use of force when the Tav related to faith or Lamed (hand) or Vav (separation or union) is included with or adjacent to the ZayinNunHey
- In Isaiah 23:17 we see wə·zā·nə·ṯāh וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה VavZayinNunTavHey which references Tyre and "her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms".
In Isaiah 23:17 we see the Hebrew: וְשָׁבָ֖ה לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה אֶת־ כָּל־

where the word ethnan (0868) containing the root אֶתְנַ AlefTavNun is seen as לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה translated to her hire
- In Hosea 9:1 we see zā·nî·ṯā ZayinNunYodTav זָנִ֖יתָ Translated in
NAS: "like the nations! For you have played the harlot, forsaking"

KJV: "as [other] people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God,"
- We see לִזְנ֖וֹת LamedZayinNunVavTav liz·nō·wṯ in Leviticus 20:5-6 and Leviticus 21:9 along with Numbers 25:1 and Deuteronomy 22:21. We see lə·haz·nō·w·ṯāh לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ LamedHeyZayinNunVavTavHey in Leviticus 19:29

[1] 02026 הָרַג‎ harag [haw-rag’] a primitive root HeyReishGimel; v; [BDB-246b] [{See TWOT on 514 }] AV-slay 100, kill 24, kill … 3, murderer 2, destroyed 1, murder 1, out of hand 1, made 1, put 1, slain 31, slayer 1, surely 1; 167
1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to kill, slay

1a2) to destroy, ruin

1b) (Niphal) to be killed

1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain

ה Hey Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)

ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)

ג Gimel Reward and Punish, Cause and effect, 'justified repayment'. Do to others as they should do. Written like a Vav with a Yod as a "foot". Camel, [throwstick, pride, to lift up] (Numeric value: 3)

Root words often include other letters which can alter their meaning. The letter Vav appears in the beginning of numerous times which may suggest that someone is separated as if dead rather than slay as in massacre (See stoning).

[2] ה Hey Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life. [Emphasize, jubilation, window, fence] (Numeric value: 5)

[3] ר Reish Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning". Life's revelation. [Head... Person head highest] (Numeric value: 200)

[4] ג Gimel Reward and Punish, Cause and effect, 'justified repayment'. Do to others as they should do. Written like a Vav with a Yod as a "foot". Camel, [throwstick, pride, to lift up] (Numeric value: 3)

[5] Root words often include other letters which can alter their meaning. The letter Vav appears in the beginning of numerous times which may suggest that someone is separated as if dead rather than slay as in massacre (See stoning).

[harlot-2] 02181 זָנָה‎ ZayinNunHey zanah [zaw-naw’] a primitive root [highly-fed and therefore wanton]; v; [BDB-275b] [{See TWOT on 563 }] AV- … harlot 36, go a whoring 19, … whoredom 15, whore 11, commit fornication 3, whorish 3, harlot + 0802 2, commit 1, continually 1, great 1, whore’s + 0802 1; 93
1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication

1a2) to commit adultery

1a3) to be a cult prostitute

1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.)

1b) (Pual) to play the harlot

1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to commit adultery

1c2) to force into prostitution

1c3) to commit fornication

We can see the idea of national adultery or the use of force when the Tav related to faith or Lamed (hand) or Vav (separation or union) is included with or adjacent to the ZayinNunHey

In Isaiah 23:17 we see wə·zā·nə·ṯāh וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה VavZayinNunTavHey which references Tyre and "her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms".

In Isaiah 23:17 we see the Hebrew: וְשָׁבָ֖ה לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה אֶת־ כָּל־

where the word ethnan (0868) containing the root אֶתְנַ AlefTavNun is seen as לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה translated to her hire

In Hosea 9:1 we see zā·nî·ṯā ZayinNunYodTav זָנִ֖יתָ Translated in

NAS: "like the nations! For you have played the harlot, forsaking"

KJV: "as [other] people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God,"

We see לִזְנ֖וֹת LamedZayinNunVavTav liz·nō·wṯ in Leviticus 20:5-6 and Leviticus 21:9 along with Numbers 25:1 and Deuteronomy 22:21. We see lə·haz·nō·w·ṯāh לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ LamedHeyZayinNunVavTavHey in Leviticus 19:29

[7] We can see the idea of national adultery or the use of force when the Tav related to faith or Lamed (hand) or Vav (separation or union) is included with or adjacent to the ZayinNunHey

[8] In Isaiah 23:17 we see wə·zā·nə·ṯāh וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה VavZayinNunTavHey which references Tyre and "her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms".

[9] In Hosea 9:1 we see zā·nî·ṯā ZayinNunYodTav זָנִ֖יתָ Translated in

[10] We see לִזְנ֖וֹת LamedZayinNunVavTav liz·nō·wṯ in Leviticus 20:5-6 and Leviticus 21:9 along with Numbers 25:1 and Deuteronomy 22:21. We see lə·haz·nō·w·ṯāh לְהַזְנוֹתָ֑הּ LamedHeyZayinNunVavTavHey in Leviticus 19:29

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