This week’s Torah portion tells us about Balak ben Zipor, a Moabite king who was afraid of the Jewish nation camping adjacent to his land. He knew his chances of beating the Israelites in battle were ...

There is a clear parallel between Balak and events in the Book of Exodus. In both narratives, kings (Pharaoh of Egypt and Balak of Moab), alarmed about the success of the Jewish People, conspire to ...

Researchers probing an ancient stone stele believe it shows a biblical king was an actual historical figure. King Balak of Moab, located in today's Jordan, is mentioned in a passage of the Book of ...

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This week’s Parsha, Torah reading, is Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9). Balak was the king of Moab and he was not excited in the very least that the Children of Israel were at his doorstep as they were about ...

This week’s parshah is so unusual that the Talmud refers to it (excluding its last story) as a separate book. In it, we read about a failed plot to curse and thereby stymie the Jewish people’s renewed ...

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 morning ...

They struck terror in the hearts of Balak and Moav. They threatened to "lick up the earth like an ox licks up the green fields." Their very presence signified the end ...