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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 ...

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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 ...

The Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road, with a sword drawn in his hand. He bowed and prostrated himself on his face. I recently lost my watch, and thought ...

In this week’s portion, we read of the great fear and disdain Balak the king of Moab has for the young nation of Israelites; “Moab became terrified of the people, for they were numerous, and Moab ...

Bilaam the prophet to the nations declares in our parsha that "Amalek is the first ( Rosh) of the nations." (Num. 24:20) Rashi explains that the Hebrew word "rosh" here refers to the fact that Amalek ...

BJP candidate Mahant Balak Nath Yogi is contesting against Congress candidate Imran Khan for the Tijara seat in the Rajasthan assembly election. He has a huge following on Instagram. Born in Alwar, ...

Balak Palak, the acclaimed 2013-Marathi film, is all set to be remade in Telugu and Tamil. The film, which revolves around a group of adolescents, focuses on the topic of sex-education and it turned ...

Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, but you have blessed them!“ On June 20, after an Iranian missile landed on a building in Haifa, Yona Yahav, the mayor ...