Beor

Beor (meaning a torch or burning) is the name of two men in the Old Testament. (1.) The father of Bela, the first king of Edom named in the table of Edomite kings (Genesis 36:32; 1 Chronicles 1:43). (2.) The father of Balaam the prophet of Pethor (Numbers 22:5; 24:3, 15; 31:8; Deuteronomy 23:4; Micah 6:5; 2 Peter 2:15). The New Testament's single reference to Beor's son identifies Balaam as an example of a false prophet who loved the wages of unrighteousness.