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Balak

king of Moab

King who summons Balaam to curse Israel.

41 appearances5 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Son of Zippor and king of who, terrified at Israel encamped on his border, sends elders of Moab and Midian to fetch the diviner from the to curse them. He brings Balaam to Bamoth-baal, Pisgah, and in turn, sacrificing bulls and rams at seven altars, only to hear Balaam pronounce blessings on Israel each time. and recall his attempts as an act God turned to Israel's benefit, and Revelation names him alongside Balaam as a model of those who lay a snare before God's people.

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