Places in the Bible Today:

Baal-peor

Data

Translated NamesBaal-peor, Baal of Peor, Baal Peor
Typesmountain or settlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

3 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Peor (ancient): 55% 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

  2. another name for Beth-peor (ancient): 40% confidence. It may be:

    1. panorama of ruins at Khirbet Ayun MusaKhirbet Ayun Musa

    2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el MuhattaKhirbet el Muhatta

    3. satellite view of the region around Tall IktanuTall Iktanu

  3. Khirbet el Muhatta (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el MuhattaKhirbet el Muhatta

Verses (2)

Gen-Deut (1)
Deut 4:3
Job-Mal (1)
Hos 9:10

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookBaal-Peor
OpenBible.info (2007)Baal-peor
OpenBible.infoa3d6e81 (Baal-peor)
UBS Names Databaseot ID_588

Sources

  1. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Beth-peor
  2. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 202
  3. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)
  4. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Beth-baal-peor
  5. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Baal-peor
  6. Howard, Joshua (1998): 13:17-20
  7. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Deut 4:3
  8. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  9. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  10. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Baal-peor
  11. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Baal-peor
  12. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

Thumbnail Image Credits

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

About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.