Balak
Midianite prophet who worked against Israel, son of Zippor (NUM 22:2)
PersonTribe of Midianitemale47 verses
Names
- Balak — בָּלָ֖ק balaq “devastator” (H1111) · Βαλακ Balak — Numbers 22:2
Titles
- King of Moab — מֶ֥לֶךְ לְמוֹאָ֖ב melek ləmoav “king [of] Moab” (H4124) · βασιλεὺς Μωαβ basileùs Mōab “king of Moab” — Numbers 22:4
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Moab 1 — 10 shared verses
- Midian — 2 shared verses
- Aram — 1 shared verse
- Arnon — 1 shared verse
- Bamoth-baal — 1 shared verse
- East — 1 shared verse
- Edom — 1 shared verse
- Gilgal 1 — 1 shared verse
- Ir-moab — 1 shared verse
- Jeshimon — 1 shared verse
- Kadesh-barnea — 1 shared verse
- Kiriath-huzoth — 1 shared verse
and 2 further places named alongside this person.
Appearances
- Numbers 22:2
- Numbers 22:4
- Numbers 22:4
- Numbers 22:7
- Numbers 22:10
- Numbers 22:10
- Numbers 22:13
- Numbers 22:14
- Numbers 22:15
- Numbers 22:16
- Numbers 22:18
- Numbers 22:36
and 35 further references.
Topical references
- King of Moab — Numbers 22:4; Joshua 24:9; Judges 11:25; Micah 6:5
- Tries to bribe Balaam to curse Israel — Numbers 22:5; Numbers 22:15
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.