 Some authors claim that Bezer was the Aramaic pronunciation of Beor, while others hold that the author was attempting to play off the Hebrew word "basar" or "flesh" to insult Balaam.Later Jewish tradition similarly played with Balaam's name to call him corrupt and imply bestiality.Still other authors hold that Bezer and Beor are distinct, while still identifying the Balaams of the Old and New Testaments, claiming that Beor is Balaam's father and Bezer is Balaam's home town.