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Balaam's donkey speaks on the road

The angel of the LORD opposed Balaam on the road. His donkey saw the angel and turned aside three times; after the LORD opened the donkey's mouth and then Balaam's eyes, Balaam confessed his sin and agreed to speak only God's word (Numbers 22:22-41).

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📖 Numbers 22:22–24

22Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 23When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path. 24Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between two vineyards, with walls on either side.

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Sources: Scripture — Numbers 22:22-41
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