Sometimes names can be misleading. The English name for Hebrew Scripture’s fourth book, “The Book of Numbers” is a perfect example of a misleading name. The name “The Book of Numbers” leads the reader ...
It’s the end of Numbers and the Israelites are wrapping up 40 years of serious wandering, during which they’ve taken down a king or two. Meanwhile, as they travel east of the Jordan River, King Balak ...
This is German artist Gustav Jaeger’s depiction of Balaam’s donkey protesting that Balaam was beating him when an angel, visible at first only to the donkey, was blocking their way with a drawn sword.