Numbers 25:1-5
Israel Sacrifices to Baal
And Israel remained at aShittim, and the people began bto play the harlot with the daughters of Moab. 2 Indeed athey called the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. 3 So aIsrael joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel. 4 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Take all who are the heads of the people and execute them in broad daylight before Yahweh, aso that the burning anger of Yahweh may turn away from Israel.” 5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you akill his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.”
2 Peter 2:15
15 Forsaking athe right way, they have gone astray, having followed bthe way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved cthe wages of unrighteousness,
Revelation 2:14
14 But aI have a few things against you, that you have there some who hold the bteaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, cto eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
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