[biblical figure] Beor is described as the father of Balaam and is considered a prophet by Judaism; the Talmud says in Baba Bathra 15b `Seven prophets prophesied to the heathen, namely, Balaam and his father, Job, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, Zophar the Naamathite, and Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite` In 2 Peter 2:15 Beor ...