10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALAAM»
Discover the use of
Balaam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Balaam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Balaam Text from Deir ʻAlla Re-evaluated: Proceedings of ...
The book concerns the inscription written on wall plaster discovered in 1967 at Deir cAlla in the Jordan Valley, and published in 1976.
Jacob Hoftijzer, Gerrit Van der Kooij, 1991
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In the Beginning: An Old Testament Activity Book
Blessing and cursing In this story Balaam's curse or blessing is seen to have
more importance than any military power. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word
for blessing is 'barak'. Blessing means the effective pronouncement of divine ...
Nicola Currie, Jean Thomson, 1995
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Introduction to International Political Economy,
A complete and accessible overview of how politics and economics collide in a global context This text surveys the theories, institutions, and relationships that characterize IPE and highlights them in a diverse range of regional and ...
David N. Balaam, Bradford Dillman, 2013
Balaam's motives were clear: "cash for cursing," but the detective's suspect's
motives were not that obvious. There had to be something he was missing. He
read further in Josephus' account of the Balaam doctrine. Then something
jumped out ...
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Bible Stories & Crafts: Animals
He was not sure what to do next, so he sent a message to Balaam ( point far
away). Balaam was a prophet. He did not follow God, but he recognized that his
special powers came from God. He was more concerned about himself than
about ...
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Balaam: an exposition and a study
PART. I. THE. CHRONICLE. OF. BALAAM. Numbers xxii. 2 — xxiv. 25.
Introduction. — Chapter xxii. 2. Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw all that Israel
had done unto the Amorites. 3. And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because
they were ...
Samuel Cox, Balaam (the prophet.), 1884
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The Vorau Moses and
Balaam: A Study of Their Relationship to ...
BALAAM'S EVIL COUNSEL A similar study of the exegetical tradition will also
illuminate the German poet's imputation of an evil counsel to Balaam: D. 75, 25
doh gab er deme chunige einen ubelen rat. in exodo1 der gescriben stat. er
besveih ...
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Balaam's Prophecy: Eyewitness to History, 1939-1989
BALAAM'S. PROPHECY. A. PRE-TEXT. Saturday morning, June 29,1996. I am
sitting in a small hotel room converted into a synagogue, on the slopes of Mount
Hermon. watching my father as he chants aloud from the Bible. He is standing in
...
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The Jewish Study Bible: Jewish Publication Society Tanakh ...
Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5sent messengers to
Balaam son of Beor in Pethor, which is by the Euphrates,' in the land of his
kinsfolk, to invite him, saying, ”There is a people that came out of Egypt; it hides
the earth ...
Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael A. Fishbane, 2004
Imagination kindles at the thought of the scene : The king, in an agony of fear that
makes him offer to sacrifice even his first-born son, and that makes him hurry
Balaam from place to place in the hope of his cursing at least a part of the
invaders; ...
Henry Mitchell Whitney, 1906
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALAAM»
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Balaam is used in the context of the following news items.
Securing the Mount of Olives and Understanding 'Balak'
When the military option seemed ineffective, the Moabite King Balak hired the evil prophet and sorcerer Balaam to curse the nation of Israel. «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
A People That Dwells Alone
The Talmud (Sanhedrin 105b) states that all the blessings that Balaam bestowed on the Israelites eventually turned into curses, with the sole ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
Who should be Fighting Evil
In the Baba Bathra 15a one view is “You say that Moses wrote his book and the section of Balaam and Job.” Sanhedrin 58b states that the ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
UCSB to Present Staged Reading of KAN BALAAM, 7/9
Staged reading of KAN BALAAM (Serpent-Jaguar) to be presented at UCSB (HSSB 1151) Thursday, July 9 at 7 P.M. Free admission. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
Becoming Abraham's disciple
Balaam is featured in this week's portion and is represented in the Torah as a sorcerer whose power to curse leads him to be hired by Balak, ... «New Jersey Jewish News, Jul 15»
In Memoriam: Why Versus What
The attitude and fate of the false prophets was similar to that of Balaam, the prototype of the false prophet, who boasted he had intimate ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
Sedra of the week: Balak
As a result, he hires the prophet Balaam to curse the Jewish people. But Balaam fails spectacularly, leading to the disgrace and eventual ... «Jewish News, Jul 15»
The people that dwells alone? (Balak, Covenant & Conversation …
How then are we to understand Balaam's words? First, it should be ... Second, Balaam who said those words was not a lover of Israel. Hired to ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
Butterflies draw kids to Garden Club
The event featured Kathie Balaam and Helen Wood, speaking on how to attract butterflies into your garden. “It was informative, exciting,” said ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
Spiritual Battles: Parshat Balak as a Model
Balak then hires Balaam the "prophet to the nations” to curse Israel. (Numbers 22:5,6). Balak is not just another of the enemies of Israel. «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
