Numbers 31:8
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8 including Balaam son of Beor and the five Midianite kings, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba.
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2 Peter 2:15
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15 (A) They have left the true road and have gone down the wrong path by following the example of the prophet Balaam. He was the son of Beor and loved what he got from being a crook.
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2 Peter 2:16
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16 But a donkey corrected him for this evil deed. It spoke to him with a human voice and made him stop his foolishness.
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Jude 11
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11 (A) Now they are in for real trouble. They have followed Cain's example[a] and have made the same mistake that Balaam[b] did by caring only for money. They have also rebelled against God, just as Korah did.[c] Because of all this, they will be destroyed.
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- 11 Cain's example: Cain murdered his brother Abel.
- 11 Balaam: According to the biblical account, Balaam refused to curse the people of Israel for profit (see Numbers 22.18; 24.13), though he led them to be unfaithful to the Lord (see Numbers 25.1-3; 31.16). But by New Testament times, some Jewish teachers taught that Balaam was greedy and did accept money to curse them.
- 11 just as Korah did: Together with Dathan and Abiram, Korah led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron (see Numbers 16.1-35; 26.9,10).
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