People of the Bible

Zippor

The name Zippor means “bird; sparrow; crown; desert.” Zippor is mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible, first in Numbers 22:2.

Family of Zippor

Children

Who was Zippor?

A little bird, the father of Balak, king of Moab (Num. 22:2, 4).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Zippor

  • Numbers 22:2

    And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

  • Numbers 22:4

    And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

  • Numbers 22:10

    And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

  • Numbers 23:18

    And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

  • Joshua 24:9

    Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

  • Judges 11:25

    And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

All 7 verses mentioning Zippor