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beth-pē´or (בּית פעור, beÌ„th pe‛oÌ„r; οῖκος ΦογωÌÏ, oıÌkos Phogō̇r; in Joshua (Vaticanus), ΒαιθφογωÌÏ, Baithphogō̇r, or βεθ-, beth-): “Over against Beth-peor†the Israelites were encamped, “beyond the Jordan, in the valley,†when Moses uttered the speeches recorded in Dt (; ). “In the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor†Moses was buried (). Beth-peor and the slopes of Pisgah (the King James Version “Ashdoth-pisgahâ€) are mentioned in close connection in . According to Eusebius, Onomasticon, Beth-peor was situated near Mt. Peor (Fogor) opposite Jericho, 6 miles above Livias. Mt. Peor is the “top†or “head†of Peor (). Some height commanding a view of the plain East of the river in the lower Jordan valley is clearly intended, but Thus far no identification is possible. “The slopes of Pisgah†are probably the lower slopes of the mountain toward WaÌ„dy ‛AyuÌ„n MuÌ„sa. Somewhere North of this the summit we are in search of may be found. Conder suggested the cliff at Minyeh, South of WaÌ„dy Jedeideh, and of Pisgah; and would locate Beth-peor at el-MareighaÌ„t, “the smeared things,†evidently an ancient place of worship, with a stone circle and standing stones, about 4 miles East, on the same ridge. This seems, however, too far South, and more difficult to reach from Shittim than we should gather from .