pethor He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to {Pethor}, which [is] by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of t he earth, and they abide over against me: pethor Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of {Pethor} of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. ~~~~~~