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What is Pethor?
        PE'THOR
        (soothsayer ?), the native place of Balaam, situated "upon the river," probably the Euphrates, as it was in Mesopotamia. Num 22:5; Deut 23:4. Pethor has been supposed to be identical with Balis, on the Euphrates, where Benjamin of Tudela states there is the "tower of Balaam, son of Beor." Some scholars have recently proposed, however, to locate the country of Balaam in Syria, but this view lacks sufficient support. See Padan-aram.


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Schaff, Philip, Dr. "Biblical Definition for 'pethor' in Schaffs Bible Dictionary".
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