Pisgah
Pisgah (Biblical Place • 31.765°N, 35.719°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:20 , Num 23:14 , Deut 3:17 , Deut 3:27 , Deut 4:49 , Deut 34:1 . It is closely linked with Peor (Biblical Place • Pisgah • 31.765°N, 35.719°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 23:28 , Num 25:3 , Num 25:5 , Num 25:18 , Num 31:16 , Deut 4:3 (identified with Pisgah).
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Phinehas (Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar ): ( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 25 , Numbers 31 ) Onan (Generation 24 • Child of Judah ): ( Genesis 38:2-4 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 , Genesis 38:9-10 ) Onan did what was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, so He took his life. ( Genesis 38:10 ) (mentioned in Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 ) Abishua (Generation 29 • Child of Phinehas): Abishua is a biblical figure in Generation 29, child of Phinehas, parent of Bukki . ( 1 Chronicles 6:4 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 , 1 Chronicles 8 , Ezra 7 ) Caleb (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan, and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah . (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 38 , Numbers 13 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Pisgah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:20 , Num 23:14 , Deut 3:17 , Deut 3:27 , Deut 4:49 , Deut 34:1 .) Peor (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 23:28 , Num 25:3 , Num 25:5 , Num 25:18 , Num 31:16 , Deut 4:3 (identified with Pisgah ).) Baal-peor (Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 4:3 , Hos 9:10 (identified with Pisgah).) Bamoth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:19 , Num 21:20 (identified with Pisgah).)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 13:20 : "And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,"; Deuteronomy 4:49 : "And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah ."; Numbers 21:20 : "And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab , to the top of Pisgah , which looketh toward Jeshimon .". Related canonical books and chapters: Numbers 23 ( Numbers • Chapter 23 (30 verses)), Deuteronomy 34 ( Deuteronomy • Chapter 34 (12 verses)), Deuteronomy 3 ( Deuteronomy • Chapter 3 (29 verses)).