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Numbers 22:5
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Numbers 22:5
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5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
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Numbers 22:5
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Numbers 22:5
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5 sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor,(A) who was at Pethor, near the Euphrates River,(B) in his native land. Balak said:
“A people has come out of Egypt;(C) they cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
Deuteronomy 23:4
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Deuteronomy 23:4
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4 Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
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Deuteronomy 23:4
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Deuteronomy 23:4
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4 For they did not come to meet you with bread and water(A) on your way when you came out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam(B) son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharaim[a](C) to pronounce a curse on you.(D)
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- Deuteronomy 23:4 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
Joshua 24:9
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Joshua 24:9
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9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
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Joshua 24:9
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Joshua 24:9
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9 When Balak son of Zippor,(A) the king of Moab, prepared to fight against Israel, he sent for Balaam son of Beor(B) to put a curse on you.(C)
Jude 11
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Jude 11
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11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
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Jude 11
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Jude 11
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11 Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain;(A) they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error;(B) they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.(C)
Micah 6:5
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Micah 6:5
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5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.
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Micah 6:5
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Micah 6:5
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Revelation 2:14
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Revelation 2:14
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14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
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Revelation 2:14
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Revelation 2:14
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Joshua 13:22
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Joshua 13:22
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22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
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Joshua 13:22
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Joshua 13:22
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Numbers 23:7
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Numbers 23:7
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7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
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2 Peter 2:15-16
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2 Peter 2:15-16
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15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
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2 Peter 2:15-16
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2 Peter 2:15-16
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15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam(A) son of Bezer,[a] who loved the wages of wickedness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—an animal without speech—who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.(B)
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- 2 Peter 2:15 Greek Bosor
Psalm 105:24
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Psalm 105:24
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24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
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Psalm 105:24
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Psalm 105:24
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24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
he made them too numerous(A) for their foes,
Nehemiah 13:1-2
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Nehemiah 13:1-2
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13 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
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Nehemiah 13:1-2
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Nehemiah 13:1-2
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Nehemiah’s Final Reforms
13 On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembly of God,(A) 2 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam(B) to call a curse down on them.(C) (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.)(D)
Exodus 1:7-10
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Exodus 1:7-10
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7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
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Exodus 1:7-10
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Exodus 1:7-10
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7 but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers(A) and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.
8 Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.(B) 9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous(C) for us.(D) 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly(E) with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”(F)
Genesis 13:16
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Genesis 13:16
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16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
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Genesis 13:16
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Genesis 13:16
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16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.(A)
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