Numbers 22:5
“He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Come now, therefore, I pray thee,.... To my country, city, and court:
curse me this people; by imprecations on them;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Balaam the son of Beor was from the first a worshipper in some sort of the true God; and had learned some elements of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 22:1-14
The children of Israel have at length finished their wanderings in the wilderness, out of which they went up (Num…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Balaam the son of Beor It is interesting that the name Bela the son of Beor occurs of a king of Edom(Gen 36:32). Balaam…
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