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Balaam blesses Israel instead of cursing

From successive heights Balaam delivered the words God gave him, blessing Israel despite Balak's anger. He declared that God is not a man that He should lie and foretold a star coming out of Jacob and a scepter rising from Israel (Numbers 23:1-24:25).

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Fortieth year, plains of Moab

📖 Numbers 23:1

1Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”

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Sources: Scripture — Numbers 23:1-24:25
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