Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 25:3

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3. Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor —Baal was a general name for "lord," and Peor for a "mount" in Moab. The real name of the idol was Chemosh, and his rites of worship were celebrated by the grossest obscenity. In participating in this festival, then, the Israelites committed the double offense of idolatry and licentiousness. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-4" class="com-number"