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The Jews are coming and the neighbours are not pleased. After routing Sihon, King of the Amorites, and Og, King of Bashan, the next stop on the route to their homeland is the Land of Moab. Balak, the ...

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Something about the Jew elicits the worst fears in humanity and the approach of a nation wearied by a 40-year desert journey is extraordinarily alarming to the powerful monarch Balak. Parshat Balak ...

Do not be like Balaam, who believed in a God devoid of values. Believe only in a God who demands we behave morally! Parashat Balak centers on two personalities, one a king and the other a mysterious ...

Bastien Vivès, Balak, and Michaël Sanlaville are the creators of the "Last Man" series. Cameron Hatheway: The first volume was originally published in France back in 2013, so everyone who lives in ...

There is a clear parallel between Balak and events in the Book of Exodus. In both narratives, kings (Pharaoh of Egypt and Balak of Moab), alarmed about the success of the Jewish People, conspire to ...

Researchers probing an ancient stone stele believe it shows a biblical king was an actual historical figure. King Balak of Moab, located in today's Jordan, is mentioned in a passage of the Book of ...