So he took Balaam to Mount Peor overlooking the desert north of the Dead Sea.
Your people became followers of a god named Baal-Peor, and they ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
Finally, they reached Moabite territory, where they camped near Mount Pisgah in a valley overlooking the desert north of the Dead Sea.
Balak said to Balaam, “Come on, let's try another place. Perhaps God will let you curse Israel from there.”
Balaam said, “Build seven altars here, then bring me seven bulls and seven rams.”
Balaam was sure that the LORD would tell him to bless Israel again. So he did not use any magic to find out what the LORD wanted him to do, as he had the first two times. Instead, he looked out towards the desert