Proving Midian Is Mitanni

Calculating by conventional chronology, the Balal-Peor-&-Balaam incident had to happen in 1410 BC, after the Israelites left the Sinai wilderness. Carefully consider the passages from Numbers 22:4-5

"And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time. And he sent messengers unto Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the river, to the land of the children of his people, to call him saying ...."

On map below, Pethor (black star) is located at a close proximity to Haran (red star) & Carchemish (encircled. The "city/fortress of Chemosh". Remember that the Moabites worshipped Chemosh. But more on that later). This geographical vicinity, during this particular time, was part of the Mitanni empire. It was to the northwest of Moab, while the so-call Biblical Midian was in an almost complete opposite direction. Balak is a Mitannian. And the Moabites are worshipping the same god as the Mitanni.

TO BE CONTINUED ....