Person
Name meaning: who lays waste or destroys (Hitchcock)
Empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Num. 22:2, 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q.v.) to curse them; but in vain (Josh. 24:9).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
(spoiler), son of Zippor, king of the Moabites, who hired Balaam to curse the Israelites; but his designs were frustrated int he manner recorded in (Numbers 22:24) (B.C. 1451.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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