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Nov 27, 2009
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Ba•laam



Pronunciation: (bā'lum), [key]
n.
a Mesopotamian diviner who, when commanded by Balak to curse the Israelites, blessed them and uttered favorable prophecies after having been rebuked by the ass he rode. Num. 22–23.

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