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... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > Numbers: the wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites leave Mount Sinai and reach Canaan > Numbers (part III): events in Moab > the story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24) > Balaam and King Balak meet and together they make a sacrifice > Balaam is taken up to the high places of Baal and sees the Israelite camp > Balaam commands seven altars, seven bulls and seven rams to be prepared for a sacrifice in the presence of King Balak

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71E331511Balaam commands seven altars, seven bulls and seven rams to be prepared for a sacrifice in the presence of King Balak  

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  • Aaron
  • altar
  • Baal
  • Balaam
  • Balak (King)
  • bible
  • bull
  • camp
  • Israelites
  • looking
  • meeting
  • Moab
  • Moses
  • Numbers
  • Numbers 22-24
  • Old Testament
  • ordering
  • prophet
  • ram
  • seven

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