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By Reuven Doron

                 any beautiful promises and blessings   recalls the story of Balaam and his remarkable   and are settling next to me! … please come
                 spoken about  the people of  Israel   prophecies over Israel just before the newborn   at once, curse this people for me, for they
                 came  not  from  friends  or  lovers  of   nation entered the Promised Land. The kings   are too mighty … Perhaps I shall be able
                 God’s people, but from the mouth of a   of Moab and Median  “sent messengers   to defeat them and drive them out of the
           Mgreedy pagan diviner who planned to   to Balaam the son of Beor… to call him,   land...” (Numbers 22:5-6). Balaam was no
           use his mystical powers to curse God’s people   saying: ‘Look, a people has come from   friend of Israel, but he did know the voice of the
           in return for a hefty fee. Numbers 22:2-25:9   Egypt… they cover the face of the earth,   Lord and became God’s unusual mouthpiece.



                                                                                         The Athenian and the Angel.
                                                                                         A painting by Rembrandt 1626. Image
                                                                                         courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.



























































                                                   Blessed beyond



                                                                                     A story of remarkable prophecies
                                                   the curse and a tragic end
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