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Balaam, Prophecy

“How Lovely Are Your Tents, O Jacob” – Balaam’s Praise of Israelite Women

Using imagery of tents, gardens, and flowing water—themes associated with love and sexuality in the Bible and the ancient Near East—Balaam blesses Israelite women with fertility. The Priestly authors, however, invert this blessing to present Balaam as the instigator of the Baal Peor incident.

Dr.

Erica Lee Martin

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Balaam and the Problem of Other People’s Revelation

A Pagan “Prophet Like Moses”

Dr.

Seth Sanders

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Sensing Balaam’s Divine Moment: Prophecy as Poetry

Prof.

Everett Fox

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