And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram.
And God met with Balaam, and Balaam said to him, 'I have set up seven altars, and I have sacrificed a bull and a ram on each altar.'
Balaam is telling God that he has carefully prepared seven altars with proper sacrifices, showing his attempt to approach God with the right religious rituals.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Israel's journey to the Promised Land when the Moabite king Balak hired Balaam, a pagan prophet, to curse the Israelites. Balaam was attempting to divine God's will through elaborate sacrificial rituals, which was common practice among ancient Near Eastern peoples. The seven altars and specific animal sacrifices represented a significant and expensive religious offering in that culture.
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