The target of Balak and Balaam is Israel, which in gematria and ordinal number is 605, as follows: The difference between the above two names is: 699 – 466 = 233, which is the gematria of ...

In addition, both leaders rely on sorcerers – in the case of Pharaoh, the chartumim (magicians); in the case of Balak, the heathen prophet Balaam – to achieve their horrific goal. And in ...

But instead of confronting the Israelites on the battlefield where the Moabites could very well lose, Balak decided to first hire the services of the renowned seer Balaam in the hope that his ...

Balaam, on the other hand, sought the destruction of Israel. He importunes the Almighty to allow him to act as sorcerer for the wicked Balak and goes from place to place hoping to find a location ...

Balaam is hired in this week’s Parashat Balak by the Moabite King Balak to curse Israel as they traverse his territory, but Balaam blesses Israel instead with famous words now included in the ...

God tells Balaam not to go with Balak’s messengers because the people of Israel are blessed. Balak asks again, and Balaam responds: “Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and ...

There is a story in Numbers 22:6-35 about a prophet named Balaam and a King named Balak. Balak was the enemy of Israel and he believed in the prophet so much that he believed that if Balaam would ...

This week’s Torah portion deals mostly with two negative personalities: Balak, the king of Moab, and Balaam ben Be’or. Balak, king of Moab, sees Am Yisrael advancing toward the Land of Israel ...

In addition, both leaders rely on sorcerers – in the case of Pharaoh, the chartumim (magicians); in the case of Balak, the heathen prophet Balaam – to achieve their horrific goal. And in ...