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Balaam

Lord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites (Num. 31:8; comp. 16). He resided at Pethor (Deut. 23:4), in Mesopotamia (Num. 23:7). It is evident that though dwelling among idolaters he had some knowledge of the true God; and was held in such reputation that it was supposed that he whom he blessed was blessed, and he whom he cursed was cursed. When the Israelites were encamped on the plains of Moab, on the east of Jordan, by Jericho, Balak sent for Balaam “from Aram, out of the mountains of the east,” to curse them; but by the remarkable interposition of God he was utterly unable to fulfil Balak’s wish, however desirous he was to do so. The apostle Peter refers (2 Pet. 2:15, 16) to this as an historical event. In Micah 6:5 reference also is made to the relations between Balaam and Balak. Though Balaam could not curse Israel, yet he suggested a mode by which the divine displeasure might be caused to descend upon them (Num. 25). In a battle between Israel and the Midianites (q.v.) Balaam was slain while fighting on the side of Balak (Num. 31:8).

The “doctrine of Balaam” is spoken of in Rev. 2:14, in allusion to the fact that it was through the teaching of Balaam that Balak learned the way by which the Israelites might be led into sin. Balaam was constrained to utter prophecies regarding the future of Israel of wonderful magnificence and beauty of expression (Num. 24:5-9, 17).

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People and places

Father: Beor (NUM 22:5)

Selected passages

Show passage in OET: NUM 22:5

OET-RV NUM 22:5

5 and he sent messengers to Be’or’s son Bil’am (Balaam) at Petor (which was their tribal land near the Perat (Euphrates) river). He requested help, saying, “Listen, there’s a population here that came out from Mitsrayim (Egypt). Wow, they’ve covered the entire surface in this region and they’re living opposite me.

OET-LV NUM 22:5

5 And_he _sent messengers to Bilˊām the _son _of Bəˊōr to_Pətōr which was_at the_river the _land _of the _sons _of his _people _of_his to_call to_him/it to_say HERE a _people it _has _come _out from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) HERE it _has _covered DOM the _eye _of the_earth/land and_he is_dwelling from_in_front _of _me.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (59)

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Show passage in OET: NUM 22:5

OET-RV NUM 22:5

5 and he sent messengers to Be’or’s son Bil’am (Balaam) at Petor (which was their tribal land near the Perat (Euphrates) river). He requested help, saying, “Listen, there’s a population here that came out from Mitsrayim (Egypt). Wow, they’ve covered the entire surface in this region and they’re living opposite me.

OET-LV NUM 22:5

5 And_he _sent messengers to Bilˊām the _son _of Bəˊōr to_Pətōr which was_at the_river the _land _of the _sons _of his _people _of_his to_call to_him/it to_say HERE a _people it _has _come _out from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) HERE it _has _covered DOM the _eye _of the_earth/land and_he is_dwelling from_in_front _of _me.

Show passage in OET: NUM 22:7

OET-RV NUM 22:7

7 So the elders from Moav and from Midyan departed carrying the fees for divination with them, and they went to Bil’am and passed Balak’s words on to him.

OET-LV NUM 22:7

7 And_ the _elders _of Mōʼāⱱ and_the _elders _of Midyān _they _went and_divinations were_in_hand _of_their and_they _came to Bilˊām and_they _spoke to_him/it the _words/messages _of Bālāq.

Show passage in OET: NUM 22:8

OET-RV NUM 22:8

8 Bil’am told them, “Stay here tonight, and in the morning, I’ll bring you back answer, depending on what Yahweh tells me,” and so the Moav leaders stayed there with Bil’am.

OET-LV NUM 22:8

8 And_he/it _said to_them lodge here the_night and_I _will _bring _back you(pl) message just_as YHWH he _will _speak to_me and_ the _leaders _of Mōʼāⱱ _they _lived with Bilˊām.

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NUM: all 49 recorded references

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DEU: all 2 recorded references

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MIC: all 1 recorded references

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NEH: all 1 recorded references

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PE2: all 1 recorded references

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JDE: all 1 recorded references

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REV: all 1 recorded references

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Words tagged with this person or place

These links follow the source-word tags and may include pronouns. Tagging is not exhaustive.

NUM: 49 tagged passages

NUM 22:5: בִּלְעָ֣ם

NUM 22:7: בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 22:8: בִּלְעָֽם

NUM 22:9: בִּלְעָ֑ם

NUM 22:10: בִּלְעָ֖ם

NUM 22:12: בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 22:13: בִּלְעָם֙

NUM 22:14: בִּלְעָ֖ם

NUM 22:16: בִּלְעָ֑ם

NUM 22:18: בִּלְעָ֗ם

NUM 22:20: בִּלְעָם֮

NUM 22:21: בִּלְעָם֙

NUM 22:23: בִּלְעָם֙

NUM 22:25: בִּלְעָ֖ם

NUM 22:27: בִּלְעָ֑ם · בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 22:28: לְ,בִלְעָם֙

NUM 22:29: בִּלְעָם֙

NUM 22:30: בִּלְעָ֗ם

NUM 22:31: בִלְעָם֒

NUM 22:34: בִּלְעָ֜ם

NUM 22:35: בִּלְעָ֗ם · בִּלְעָ֖ם

NUM 22:36: בִלְעָ֑ם

NUM 22:37: בִּלְעָ֗ם

NUM 22:38: בִּלְעָ֜ם

NUM 22:39: בִּלְעָ֖ם

NUM 22:40: לְ,בִלְעָ֔ם

NUM 22:41: בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 23:1: בִּלְעָם֙

NUM 23:2: בִּלְעָ֑ם · וּ,בִלְעָ֛ם

NUM 23:3: בִּלְעָ֜ם

NUM 23:4: בִּלְעָ֑ם

NUM 23:5: בִלְעָ֑ם

NUM 23:11: בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 23:16: בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 23:25: בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 23:26: בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 23:27: בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 23:28: בִּלְעָ֑ם

NUM 23:29: בִּלְעָם֙

NUM 23:30: בִּלְעָ֑ם

NUM 24:1: בִּלְעָ֗ם

NUM 24:2: בִלְעָ֜ם

NUM 24:3: בִּלְעָם֙

NUM 24:10: בִּלְעָ֔ם · בִּלְעָ֗ם

NUM 24:12: בִּלְעָ֖ם

NUM 24:15: בִּלְעָם֙

NUM 24:25: בִּלְעָ֔ם

NUM 31:8: בִּלְעָ֣ם

NUM 31:16: בִּלְעָ֔ם

DEU: 2 tagged passages

DEU 23:5: בִּלְעָ֣ם

DEU 23:6: בִּלְעָ֔ם

JOS: 3 tagged passages

JOS 13:22: בִּלְעָ֥ם

JOS 24:9: לְ,בִלְעָ֥ם

JOS 24:10: לְ,בִלְעָ֑ם

MIC: 1 tagged passages

MIC 6:5: בִּלְעָ֣ם

NEH: 1 tagged passages

NEH 13:2: בִּלְעָם֙

PE2: 2 tagged passages

PE2 2:15: Βαλαάμ · ὅς

PE2 2:16: ἔσχεν · ἰδίας

JDE: 1 tagged passages

JDE 1:11: Βαλαάμ

REV: 1 tagged passages

REV 2:14: Βαλαάμ · ὅς

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