Dictionaries :: Beor

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Beor:

a torch. (1.) The father of Bela, one of the kings of Edom (Gen 36:32).

(2.) The father of Balaam (Num 22:5; 24:3,15; 31:8). In 2Pe 2:15 he is called Bosor.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Beor:

burning; foolish; mad

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Beor:

be'-or (be‘or, "destroyer"(?)):

(1) Father of Bela, the first king of Edom (Ge 36:32; 1Ch 1:43).

(2) The father of the seer Balaam (Nu 22:5; 24:3,15; 31:8; De 23:4; Jos 13:22; 24:9, omitted in Septuagint; Mic 6:5; 2Pe 2:15, the King James Version and the Revised Version, margin "Bosor").

Nave's Topical Bible

Beor: 1. Father of Bela

Gen 36:32; 1Ch 1:43

Beor: 2. Father of Balaam

Num 22:5

Called BOSOR,

2Pe 2:15.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Beor:

(burning or torch).

(1.) The father of Bela, one of the early Edomite kings (Genesis 36:32; 1 Chronicles 1:43).

(2.) Father of Balaam (Numbers 22:5; 24:3; 24:15; 31:8; 23:4; Joshua 13:22; 24:9; Micah 6:5). He is called BOSOR in the New Testament. (B.C. before 1450) SEE [BOSOR].