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Balaam

son of Beor

Diviner summoned by Balak who blesses Israel instead of cursing them.

59 appearances8 Bible books1 known aliases

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Diviner from Pethor on the summoned by king of to curse Israel encamped in the plains of Moab. On the way his donkey sees the angel of the Lord in the road and speaks to him, and at three high places he is constrained to pronounce blessings on Israel instead of curses, ending with an oracle of a star rising from . He is later remembered for counseling Israel to fall into idolatry and immorality at , and he is killed in the campaign against Midian. The New Testament repeatedly cites his way and his teaching as a warning in 2 , , and Revelation.

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