Lord of the opening, a god of the Moabites ([Num. 25:3](/num#Num.25.3); [31:16](/num#Num.31.16); [Josh. 22:17](/josh#Josh.22.17)), worshipped by obscene rites. So called from Mount Peor, where this worship was celebrated, the Baal of Peor. The Israelites fell into the worship of this idol ([Num. 25:3](/num#Num.25.3), [5](/num#Num.25.5), [18](/num#Num.25.18); [Deut. 4:3](/deut#Deut.4.3); [Ps. 106:28](/ps#Ps.106.28); [Hos. 9:10](/hos#Hos.9.10)).