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Numbers 23:28 Cross-References

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And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

Numbers 23:28 (KJV)

Historical Context for Numbers 23:28

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BalakMidianite prophet who worked against Israel, son of Zippor (NUM 22:2)
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Balaamfrom Pethor of Mesopotamia (NUM 22:5, DEUT 23:4)

Commentary on Numbers 23:28

And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon—The location shift to Peor (פְּעוֹר Pe'or, named for the Baal-peor deity) situated Balaam overlooking Jeshimon (הַיְשִׁימוֹן haYeshimon, 'the wasteland'), the barren wilderness where Israel camped. This third venue choice is doubly ironic: (1) Peor would later become the site of Israel's own sin with Moabite women and Baal-worship (Numbers 25:1-3), and (2) the 'wasteland' view emphasized Israel's vulnerable wilderness condition—yet even from this disadvantageous perspective, Balaam could only bless them.The repetitive ...

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