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... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > Numbers: the wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites leave Mount Sinai and reach Canaan > Numbers (part III): events in Moab > the story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24) > the Moabite King Balak, alarmed by the arrival of the Israelites, sends messengers to Balaam to pronounce a curse on them

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71E3311the Moabite King Balak, alarmed by the arrival of the Israelites, sends messengers to Balaam to pronounce a curse on them  

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  • Aaron
  • alarm
  • Balaam
  • Balak (King)
  • bible
  • cursing
  • Israelites
  • king
  • messenger
  • Moab
  • Moses
  • Numbers
  • Numbers 22-24
  • Old Testament
  • prophet

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