The Portrait of Balaam in Numbers 22–24
Balaam is not presented favorably in most biblical texts that allude to him. One notable exception is the Balaam story (Numbers 22–24) and—outside the Bible—a recently discovered Aramaic inscription. The author of Numbers goes so far as to portray this non-Israelite not only as a believer, but even...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1997
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Interpretation
Year: 1997, Volume: 51, Issue: 3, Pages: 254-266 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Summary: | Balaam is not presented favorably in most biblical texts that allude to him. One notable exception is the Balaam story (Numbers 22–24) and—outside the Bible—a recently discovered Aramaic inscription. The author of Numbers goes so far as to portray this non-Israelite not only as a believer, but even as a prophet of Yahweh. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002096439605100304 |