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Numbers 22:5
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Numbers 22:5
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5 (A) sent a message to Balaam son of Beor who lived among his relatives in the town of Pethor near the Euphrates River. It said:
I need your help. A large group of people has come here from Egypt and settled near my territory.
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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.
Numbers 22:7
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Numbers 22:7
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7 The leaders of Moab and Midian left and took along money to pay Balaam. When they got to his house, they gave him Balak's message.
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Numbers 22:7
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Numbers 22:7
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7 The elders of Moab and Midian left, taking with them the fee for divination.(A) When they came to Balaam, they told him what Balak had said.
Numbers 31:16
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Numbers 31:16
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16 (A) They are the ones who followed Balaam's advice and invited our people to worship the god Baal Peor. That's why the Lord punished us by killing so many of our people.
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Numbers 31:16
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Numbers 31:16
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16 “They were the ones who followed Balaam’s advice(A) and enticed the Israelites to be unfaithful to the Lord in the Peor incident,(B) so that a plague(C) struck the Lord’s people.
Deuteronomy 23:4
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Deuteronomy 23:4
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4 (A) This is because when you came out of Egypt, they refused to provide you with food and water. And besides, they hired Balaam[a] to put a curse on you.
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- 23.4 Balaam: Hebrew “Balaam son of Beor from Pethor.”
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
Numbers 25:1-3
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Numbers 25:1-3
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The Israelites Worship Baal
25 While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men had sex with Moabite women. 2 These women then invited the men to ceremonies where sacrifices were offered to their gods. The men ate the meat from the sacrifices and worshiped the Moabite gods.
3 The Lord was angry with Israel because they had worshiped the god Baal Peor.
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Numbers 25:1-3
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Numbers 25:1-3
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Moab Seduces Israel
25 While Israel was staying in Shittim,(A) the men began to indulge in sexual immorality(B) with Moabite(C) women,(D) 2 who invited them to the sacrifices(E) to their gods.(F) The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods. 3 So Israel yoked themselves to(G) the Baal of Peor.(H) And the Lord’s anger burned against them.
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