Lux Domini

Numbers 23:7

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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Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

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Numbers 23:6Micah 6:8Amos 5:24

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Glossary

Balak Person

Empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites ( Num. 22:2 , 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q. v. ) to curse them; but in vain.

Moab Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.

Aram Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Damascus.

East Place

(1. ) The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus “the east country” is the country lying to the east of Syria, the Elymais ( Zech. 8:7 ). (2). Modern identification: Amman.