By: Kim Troup
In: Shabbat Shalom
Tagged: Balaam, Biblical Israel, CFOIC, hebraic roots, hebrew roots, israel, Judea, Numbers, Samaria, Shabbat, Shabbat Shalom, Sondra Baras, torah, Torah Portion
Jul 5, 2012
The story of Balaam and his desire to curse the children of Israel is a fabulous one. At the request of Balak, King of Moab, he tries to curse Israel, but at each opportunity, G-d prevents him from doing so. Finally, without a choice, he blesses the nation of Israel in some of the most beautiful verses in the Bible.
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