This is German artist Gustav Jaeger’s depiction of Balaam’s donkey protesting that Balaam was beating him when an angel, visible at first only to the donkey, was blocking their way with a drawn sword.

This week’s portion, on the prophet Balaam and the king of Moab, Balak, is a sort of microcosm of the Torah in that it encapsulates so many of its greatest modes and themes. Balaam’s prophetic ...

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Every year the story of Balaam and his talking donkey recalls for me one of my childhood’s favorite TV sit-coms “Mr. Ed” featuring that friendly talking Palomino horse in the barn. More seriously, the ...

Who is the storyteller? Is he reliable? All writers are faced with these questions. This week’s Torah portion begins with the Moabite king Balak sending messengers to the sorcerer Balaam with a ...

There is a story in Numbers 22:6-35 about a prophet named Balaam and a King named Balak. Balak was the enemy of Israel and he believed in the prophet so much that he believed that if Balaam would ...

The Old Testament conveys a narrative of the prophet Balaam, who was promised a handsome reward by the Moabite king, if the prophet would pronounce a curse upon the Israelites. Each time Balaam ...

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 stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed ...