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Balaam, Sir
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
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Balaam, Sir, the subject of satire in Pope's
Moral Essays (Ep. iii. 339–402), a religious ‘Dissenter’ and frugal citizen who, tempted by wealth, becomes a corrupt courtier.
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Balaam and his talking, um, donkey
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...answer was the wonderful biblical story of Balaam and his talking ass. If you think I jest...sent for a professional soothsayer named Balaam, offering him a hefty sum to pronounce the curse. God warned Balaam not to curse His chosen people, but Balak...
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Balaam in scripture and in inscription.
Magazine article from: Midstream; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...coverage of the book of Numbers' jewel, the Balaam story. As far as I'm concerned, the Balaam story is one of the few redeeming sections...jigsaw puzzle). Nonetheless, it makes the Balaam story all the more interesting. Although an...
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THE PORTION; Balaam's Experience
Newspaper article from: Forward; 7/15/2005; ; 539 words
; ...This week's portion, on the prophet Balaam and the king of Moab, Balak, is a sort...many of its greatest modes and themes. Balaam's prophetic praise-poems, rising...an intimate and comic level, too, for Balaam, who will roar forth his vision like...
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Balaam - half a prophet
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 7/11/2003; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Headline: Balaam - half a prophet Byline: Rabbi Shlomo Riskin...mouth of the greatest gentile prophet of all, Balaam. Despite Balak's demand that he curse the Jews, Balaam heaps praise: How goodly are tents, O Jacob...
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The portrait of Balaam in Numbers 22-24
Magazine article from: Interpretation; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; Balaam is not presented favorably in most biblical...allude to him. One notable exception is the Balaam story (Numbers 22-24) and-outside...prophet of Yahweh. THE UNUSUAL STORY OF BALAAM is preceded by the narrative of Israel...
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"Am I Able to Say Just Anything?" Learning Faithful Exegesis from Balaam
Magazine article from: Interpretation; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; With considerable struggle, Balaam learns what it means to engage in faithful...let us turn briefly to the story of Balaam and his difficulties in exegeting God's will. LEARNING FROM THE DONKEY Balaam is hired by Balak, the king of Moab...
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Balaam's Greatness
Newspaper article from: The Jerusalem Report; 7/6/2009; 700+ words
; Balaam, the midrash tells us, is a greater prophet...they did not have prophets like Moses. Balaam's greatness, though, lies in his ability...which is the same verb that is used when Balaam finally has his eyes exposed (Numbers 22...
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If Cows Could Talk, Like Balaam's Donkey
Newspaper article from: The Jerusalem Report; 7/9/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...head as I watched in horror: If only cows could talk. Like Balaam, the Midianite's donkey, this cow would be screaming her...one, derives the prohibition from the Torah's censure of Balaam for angrily striking his donkey ("Guide to the Perplexed...
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New environmental chemistry findings from J.L. Balaam and co-researchers published.
Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 7/3/2009; 592 words
; ...presented, to our knowledge for the first time," wrote J.L. Balaam and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "These include...hexachlorobenzene, decachlorobiphenyl, and octachlorodibenzofuran." Balaam and colleagues published the results of their research in Environmental...
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Poetic discourse and the problem of verbal tenses in the oracles of Balaam.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Hebrew Studies Journal; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...the verbal tenses to the biblical poetic discourse; the Oracles of Balaam are taken as a case study. The system of verbal tenses reconstructed with regard to the Oracles of Balaam reveals some deviations from Classical Biblical Hebrew: the system...
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Balaam
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Balaam a non-Israelite prophet whose story is...the (archaic) journalist's slang usage Balaam to mean ‘superfluous or trivial...fill up a column’. (The term Balaam basket was used for an editor's container...
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Balaam, Sir
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Balaam, Sir, the subject of satire in Pope's Moral Essays (Ep. iii. 339–402), a religious ‘Dissenter’ and frugal citizen who, tempted by wealth, becomes a corrupt courtier.
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Ass
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
40. Ass Balaam ’ s ass ass which rebukes Balaam who then blesses the Israelites. [O.T.: Numbers 22:22 – 35] Bottom, Nick oaf upon whom Puck fixes ass ’ s head. [Br. Lit.: Midsummer Night ’...
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Midian
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...refuge with them and married the daughter of their priest Jethro. They were defeated by the Hebrews after they gave refuge to Balaam, whose advice to the Midianites led to the disastrous Baal-peor incident. The defeat of the Midianites by Gideon became...
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Beor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Beor , in the Bible. 1 Father of Balaam. An alternate form is Bosor. 2 Father of Bela 1.
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