Numbers 23:1 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Balaam said to Balak, 'Build seven altars for me here, and get seven bulls and seven rams ready for me.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Balaam is asking King Balak to prepare an elaborate religious ceremony with seven altars and fourteen animals for sacrifice.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs when King Balak of Moab hired the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites who were camped nearby. Balaam was preparing to seek God's will through sacrificial offerings, using the number seven which was considered sacred and symbolized completeness in ancient Middle Eastern religious practices.

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Numbers 23:2

And Balak did exactly what Balaam had told him to do; and Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

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So Balak brought Balaam to the field of Zophim, on top of Mount Pisgah, and built seven altars there. He offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

Numbers 23:29

And Balaam said to Balak, 'Build me seven altars here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.'

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