Joshua 13:20

20 and Beit-Pe`or, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beit-Hayshimot,

Joshua 13:20 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 13:20

And Bethpeor
So called from Peor, the idol of the Moabites, and where very likely there had been a temple built to the honour of it; over against this place was a valley, where Israel abode some time, ( Deuteronomy 3:29 ) ;

and Ashdodpisgah;
of which see ( Deuteronomy 3:17 ) ;

and Bethjeshimoth;
of which see ( Numbers 33:49 ) .

Joshua 13:20 In-Context

18 and Yahatz, and Kedemot, and Mefa`at,

19 and Kiryatayim, and Sivmah, and Tzeret-Hashachar in the mount of the valley,

20 and Beit-Pe`or, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beit-Hayshimot,

21 and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sichon king of the Amori, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moshe struck with the chiefs of Midyan, Evi, and Rekem, and Tzur, and Hur, and Reva, the princes of Sichon, who lived in the land.

22 Bil`am also the son of Be'or, the soothsayer, did the children of Yisra'el kill with the sword among the rest of their slain.