Bible Characters & Character Studies
Balak
First appears at Numbers 22:2
First named in Scripture at Numbers 22:2 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Numbers 22:2, 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q.v.) to curse them; but in vain (Joshua 24:9).
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