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Balaam (/ˈbeɪlæm/;[1] Hebrew: בִּלְעָם, Standard Bīlʻam Tiberian Bīlʻām) is a diviner in the Torah (Pentateuch) whose story begins in Chapter 22 of the Book of Numbers (Numbers 22).

Every ancient reference to Balaam considers him a non-Israelite, a prophet, and the son of Beor.[2] King Balak of Moab offered him money to curse Israel (Numbers 22–24), but Balaam blessed the Israelites instead as dictated by God. Nevertheless, he is reviled as a "wicked man" in both the Torah and the New Testament (2 Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11, Revelation 2:14).

According to the Book of Revelation (Revelation 2:14), Balaam told King Balak how to get the Israelites to commit sin by enticing them with sexual immorality and food sacrificed to idols. The Israelites fell into transgression due to these traps and God sent a deadly plague to them as a result (Numbers 31:16).

Balaam (/ˈbeɪlæm/;[1] Hebrew: בִּלְעָם, Standard Bīlʻam Tiberian Bīlʻām) is a diviner in the Torah (Pentateuch) whose story begins in Chapter 22 of the Book of Numbers (Numbers 22). Every ancient reference to Balaam considers him a non-Israelite, a prophet, and the son of Beor.[2] King Balak of Moab offered him money to curse Israel (Numbers 22–24), but Balaam blessed the Israelites instead as dictated by God. Nevertheless, he is reviled as a "wicked man" in both the Torah and the New Testament (2 Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11, Revelation 2:14). According to the Book of Revelation (Revelation 2:14), Balaam told King Balak how to get the Israelites to commit sin by enticing them with sexual immorality and food sacrificed to idols. The Israelites fell into transgression due to these traps and God sent a deadly plague to them as a result (Numbers 31:16).

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You know the saying here... "When all else failed, call him a jew...."

This sub is called s/Religion, so this piece is right where it belongs

And no, balaam wasn't jewish, you idiot, he was a gentile

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Yes, but balaam was a fuck up. The original “stupid is what stupid does” I took offense to you holding that son of a bitch in high regard.

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I took offense to you holding that son of a bitch in high regard.

Fragile SpindlersWish is offended over a nothing burger... That's cute

I don't hold him in high regard, that's just more of the same made up shit on your part here, as a matter of fact I don't think anything about "balaam", I'm just reading stuffs and looked up that character, and decided to share what I've found

However you, have just been caught red handed pulling false and stupid statements such as "balaam was jewish" to begin with

The original “stupid is what stupid does”

Indeed, that describes exactly what you are right now...

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No, I said you are Jewish. Balaam is a dead asshole from Hebrew history. I’m just disagreeing with you. It’s been fun, a little challenging (you’re that good.) perhaps you should ask @aou to ban my account like he did with my last one?