Barnes' Notes on Numbers 23:1

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Balaam, after the general custom of the pagan, prefaced his divinations by sacrifice. In the number of the altars regard was probably had to the number of the then known planets. Yet Balaam evidently intended his sacrifice as an offering to the true God. return to 'Top of Page'

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