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Beor — proper name: (1) father of Bela, king of Edom; (2) father of the prophet Balaam
Beor (בְּעוֹר) is a personal name borne by two distinct figures in the Hebrew Bible. The first is the father of Bela, an early king of Edom who reigned before any Israelite king (Gen 36:32; 1 Chr 1:43). The second and far more prominent is the father of Balaam, the Mesopotamian diviner summoned by Balak to curse Israel (Num 22:5; 24:3, 15; 31:8; Deut 23:5; Josh 13:22; 24:9; Mic 6:5). The patronymic 'son of Beor' becomes virtually a fixed epithet for Balaam. The name may derive from the root b-'-r, meaning 'to burn' or 'to consume.' Spanish and English both transliterate as 'Beor.'
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Senses
1. Beor — A personal name identifying two individuals: (a) father of Bela, an early Edomite king who ruled before the Israelite monarchy (Gen 36:32; 1 Chr 1:43); and (b) father of the prophet-diviner Balaam, where 'son of Beor' functions as a near-fixed patronymic (Num 22:5; 24:3, 15; Deut 23:5; Josh 13:22; 24:9; Mic 6:5). Whether these are the same person is debated; the Edomite and Mesopotamian settings suggest two distinct bearers. The name possibly means 'burning' from the root ב-ע-ר. Spanish 'Beor' and French 'Béor' preserve the form. 10×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["بَعور","بَعورَ","بَعُورَ","بِعُورَ"]·ben["বিয়োর","বিয়োরের","বেয়োরের"]·DE["Beor","Beors","[בעור]","in-erweckte"]·EN["Be'or","Beor"]·FR["Beor","Béor","[בעור]"]·heb["בעור","בער"]·HI["बओर","बओर-का","बओर-के","बेओर-का","बेओर-के","बोर"]·ID["Beor"]·IT["Beor","[בעור]"]·jav["Beor","Bèor","Béor"]·KO["브오르","브오르의","브올","브올-의","브올의"]·PT["Be'or","Beor"]·RU["Беора"]·ES["Beor"]·SW["Beori","wa-Beori"]·TR["Beor'un","Beorun","ve-adı"]·urd["بعور","بعور-کا","بعور-کے"]
Gen 36:32, Num 22:5, Num 24:3, Num 24:15, Num 31:8, Deut 23:4, Josh 13:22, Josh 24:9, 1 Chr 1:43, Mic 6:5
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בְּעוֹר n.pr.m. (a burning; 𝔗 torch)— 1. father of Balaam Nu 22:5; 31:8 Dt 23:5 Jos 13:22; 24:9 Mi 6:5; בְּעֹר Nu 24:3, 15 (בנו ב׳). 2. father of בֶּלַע, a king of Edom Gn 36:32 = 1 Ch 1:43.