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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) > an angel holding a sword bars the way and causes Balaam's ass to turn aside; the angel is invisible to Balaam > Balaam strikes his ass, whereupon the ass lies down and starts to speak

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71E33141Balaam strikes his ass, whereupon the ass lies down and starts to speak  

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  • Aaron
  • angel
  • ass
  • Balaam
  • bible
  • Israelites
  • Moab
  • Moses
  • Numbers
  • Numbers 22-24
  • Old Testament
  • prophet
  • speaking
  • stopping
  • striking
  • sword

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