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	JewishEncyclopedia.com - BALAK. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Alarmed by the victories and numbers of the invaders, he summoned the prophet Balaam, who lived on the banks of the Euphrates, to curse them, believing, like most of the ancients, in the potency of a curse to work evil upon those against whom it was pronounced.
		Balak was the son, not of a king, but of an unimportant prince, and was for some time a vassal of Sihon, king of the Amorites.
		Balak was himself a skilful sorcerer and knew that a great calamity was to befall Israel, but did not know how he could be instrumental in bringing it about, so he desired the assistance of Balaam.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=163&letter=B&search=Balak (434 words)

	Parashat Balak - Aliya-by-Aliya Sedra Summary - OU.ORG
		Balak is one of 3 sedras that begin with the second pasuk of a perek.
		Balak goes out to greet Bil'am, who tells Balak that he is powerless to act on his own and must say only what G-d "puts in his mouth".
		Balak takes Bil'am to a different vantage point, in the hopes that he will be able to curse the People this time.
	www.ou.org /TORAH/tt/5759/balak59/aliya.htm (2328 words)

	A Reconstructionist Dvar Torah - Parshat Balak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This week's portion is called Balak, after the name of the Moabite monarch who sought to bring doom on the Israelites as they approached the end of their forty-year journey from Egypt to Israel.
		Balak assumes that through the cursing (or more precisely, the casting of a spell of some sort) of Israel he will be able to defeat them.
		The story of Balak seems to be about teaching that those believed to be gods, or to have supernatural powers, or to be capable of producing results through offering and incantation, are in fact not divine at all.
	www.jrf.org /recondt/balak_hirsh.html (702 words)

	Divrei Mordechai - Parashat Balak 5758
		Balak offered forty-two sacrifices to Hashem in order to curse the Jewish People; and yet, despite his evil motives, his offering of these sacrifices caused him to merit having Ruth as a granddaughter.
		Balak's performance of a mitzvah for the absolute wrong reason recalls our own deficiencies in performing the commandments sometimes unwillingly, too often begrudgingly.
		Balak can give us the strength to continue on in our mitzvah growth and observance even though we know they are not always done in the right frame of mind.
	www.utj.org /Torah/mfriedfertig/40Balak5758.html (906 words)

	Numbers 23. The Holy Bible: King James Version.
		And Balak did as Ba'laam had spoken; and Balak and Ba'laam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
		¶ And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
		And Balak said unto Ba'laam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
	www.bartleby.com /108/04/23.html (666 words)

	Anshe Emes Parsha Page: Balak 5757 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Balak then sent messengers to ask Balam, a noted sorcerer, to curse the Israelites.
		Balak met Bilam at the border of the Arnon River and brought him to a nearby city for a feast in his honor.
		After Bilam and Balak sacrificed a ram and a bullock on each of seven altars, Bilam took Balak to stay near the burnt offerings while he withdraw to inquire of Hashem.
	www.anshe.org /2001/parsha/balak.htm (2000 words)

	Parashat Balak - 5761 - OU Torah Insights Project
		And it was in the morning, and Balak took Bil'am and brought him up to the Bamot [elevations] of Ba'al, and from there he saw the edge of the people (22:41).
		And Balak said to him: "Come, please, with me to another place from which you will see them; you will only see the outer part of them, and you will not see all of them; and curse them for me from there" (23:13).
		It is significant that some of the key words associated with the dispatching of the Israelite man and the Midianite woman in 25:8 - KUBBAH (tent) and KAVATAH (her belly) - connote "that which is within," and also resembles a word for cursing, KABO, that was mentioned often in the parshah (e.g., 22:11,17; 23:8,13,27).
	www.ou.org /torah/ti/5761/balak61.htm (891 words)

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		Balak greeted Balaam when he arrived, and Balaam told the king that that he can utter only the words God commands him to say.
		Balak was the king of Moab, a desert people who feared the Israelites for they saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
		Balaam replied to Balak, "But I even told the messengers you sent to me, "Though Balak were to give me house full of silver and gold, I could not of my own accord do anything good or bad contrary to the Lord's command.
	www.jewishealing.com /balak.html (2014 words)

	Parashat Balak - Aliya-by-Aliya Sedra Summary - OU.ORG
		Balak was a weaker king than some of his neighbors in the region.
		Balak sends for Bil'am; they spend their time looking at us, building altars, bringing sacrifices - we were unaware of what was happening.
		Balak had "had enough", spoke harshly to Bil'am, and "sent him packing".
	www.ou.org /torah/tt/5760/balak60/aliya.htm (2321 words)

	Hürriyetim
		Balak, A.A muhabirine yaptığı açıklamada, Milli Piyangonun özelleştirilmesine dönük hazırlanan kanun taslağının halen Başbakanlıkta bulunduğunu belirtti.
		Balak, lisans alan şirketya da şirketlerin yeni oyun taleplerinin de yeni mekanizmanın onayı ile hayata geçirilebileceğini vurguladı.
		Balak, milli piyangonun özelleştirilmesine dönük çalışmaların ardından aralarında büyük holdinglerin de bulunduğu çok sayıda firmanın yabancı ortaklarla birlikte etüt ve araştırma içine girdiğinede işaret etti.
	www.hurriyetim.com.tr /haber/0,,sid~4@nvid~285032,00.asp (404 words)

	Parashat Chukat-Balak - 5760 - OU Torah Insights Project
		"Balak, the son of Tzipor, saw all that Israel had done to Emori.” Two verses later, Balak is identified as the king of Moav.
		Balak was not yet king when he observed “all that Israel had done to Emori.” Once he perceived the threat that Moav faced from
		This places Balak as one of the earliest of the many demagogues throughout history who came to power by blaming the Jews for their nation’s woes, and uniting the people around their promise to destroy
	www.ou.org /torah/ti/5760/chukbal60.htm (430 words)

	l e a r n @ j t s PARASHAH COMMENTARY Hukkat-Balak 5763 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Balak ben Zippor, King of Moab, knows that he is next.
		They responded that Moses' strength resided in his mouth, that is, his prayers were able to move God to act in his behalf.
		With the information at hand, Balak intuited that the ultimate source of Israel's dominance was spiritual and not military.
	learn.jtsa.edu /topics/parashah/5763/hukkatbalak.shtml (736 words)

	Numeri 23 - Oude Testament
		1 Toen zeide Bileam tot Balak: Bouw mij hier zeven altaren, en bereid mij hier zeven varren en zeven rammen.
		15 Toen zeide hij tot Balak: Blijf hier staan bij uw brandoffer, en ik zal Hem aldaar ontmoeten.
		29 En Bileam zeide tot Balak: Bouw mij hier zeven altaren, en bereid mij hier zeven varren en zeven rammen.
	www.statenvertaling.net /bijbel/nume/23.html (770 words)

	Balak
		Balak’s men return to their master and report Bil’am’s response -- except that they make an important emendation to Bil’am’s response: “Bil’am refused to go with us.” This is not exactly how Bil’am himself had formulated it: Bil’am had said, “Hashem has refused.
		But Balak’s men don’t notice this fine point, so in the game of telephone which is all of human communication, they flub it and change Bil’am’s answer and make it sound like Bil’am himself doesn’t want to do the job.
		Balak’s thought, naturally, is that Bil’am must have refused his request because the messengers he sent weren’t important enough to give Bil’am the honor he felt he deserved, and because Bil’am wasn’t happy with the price (or didn’t think Balak could afford his fees for a house call).
	www.yu.edu /faculty/emayer/parsha_shiurim/39balak.html (4378 words)

	Perceptions On The Parsha - Balak - Torah.org
		Literally, Balak ben Tzipur means, "Balak, son of a bird," and the Midrash explains why he had this name.
		Apparently, in Biblical times when magic was real and not merely sleight-of-hand, Balak was an expert at a particular magic that consisted of constructing an artificial bird and inserting the tongue of a real bird in its mouth.
		Because of this "expertise," Balak was able to tell Bilaam the most advantageous places from which to curse the Jewish people, as we see later in the parshah.
	www.torah.org /learning/perceptions/5759/balak.html (2840 words)

	Bamidbar - Chapter 23 \| Chabad.org
		Balak did as Balaam had requested, and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on [each] altar.
		When he returned, Balak was standing next to his burnt offering, he and all the Moabite dignitaries.
		Balak said to him, "Come with me to another place from where you will see them; however, you will see only a part of them, not all of them and curse them for me from there.
	www.chabad.org /article.asp?AID=9951 (910 words)

	Parshat Chukat-Balak
		We read the narrative of how the king of Moab, realizing that the strength of the Israelites was Supernatural, employed the gentile prophet and sorcerer, Bilam to use his dark “powers” to defeat them.
		To his and his patron Balak’s chagrin, Bilam was forced to bless the Jewish People.
		Balak hired Bilam, the gentile prophet to curse the Jewish People (this is the reference to our Torah potion.) This plan was thwarted, but his plot to use Midianite women to seduce Jewish men to idol-worship met with a level of success.
	www.jle.org /Parshat%20ChukatBalak.htm (1058 words)

	Parashat Balak
		22:36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto Ir-moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.
		22:40 And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
		24:10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam: 'I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
	www.utj.org /Torah/parshah/40Balak.html (1286 words)

	UJA-Federation of New York: Parashat Balak
		A creative strategist, Balak seeks to retain Balaam, a world renowned seer and prophet, to curse Israel so as to render it impotent.
		Because Balak was a Midianite, he had a special insight into the leadership of Moses, who lived in Midian as a youth, and he understood that Moses' power was the power of words.
		Even though Balak was clearly the enemy of Israel, he did not conceal his intentions; his objectives were open and forthright.
	www.ujafedny.org /site/News2?JServSessionIdr012=wmhwc6nfd1.app26a&page=NewsArticle&id=7351 (710 words)

	Balak - Wikipedia
		Balak, ein Sohn des Zippor, ist ein alttestamentlicher König von Moab, der jedoch nur in der Bibel Erwähnung findet und dessen Existenz daher historisch nicht belegt ist.
		Diese Bemühungen kehrten sich in das Gegenteil um, Bileam kündigte den Sieg Israels an.
		Literatur von und über Balak im Katalog der DDB
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balak (118 words)

	Parashat Balak Torah Portion, The Jewish Theological Seminary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
		When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at Ir-moab, which is on the Arnon border, at its farthest point.
		Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and had them served to Balaam and the dignitaries with him.
	www.jtsa.edu /community/parashah/jpstext/balak.shtml (2112 words)

	bible-online.net - DAS VIERTE BUCH MOSE (NUMERI) - 23. Kapitel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Balak tat, wie ihm Bileam sagte, und beide, Balak und Bileam, opferten auf jedem Altar einen jungen Stier und einen Widder.
		Balak sprach zu ihm: Komm doch mit mir an einen andern Ort, von wo aus du nur sein äußerstes Ende siehst, aber nicht ganz Israel, und verfluche es mir von dort.
		Balak tat, wie Bileam sagte, und opferte auf jedem Altar einen jungen Stier und einen Widder.
	www.bibel-online.net /buch/04.4-mose/23.html (667 words)

	L'Chaim: 526: Balak
		Balak, the king of Moab, was an evil gentile, a terrible rasha.
		Balak's evil intentions were not just nullified, but his actions produced an actual increase of blessing for the Jewish people.
		Balak was the medium through which much genuine good was brought about.
	www.lchaimweekly.org /lchaim/5758/526.htm (6316 words)

	align-34
		Balaks request was POLITICAL based on concern with a foreign power nearby.
		Balak was diplomatic (he used PLEASE) By contrast, Bilam was filled with hatred & never said PLEASE *6 WARNING-DESTRUCTION theme.
		Balak was motivated politically;He just wanted a warning shot fired at them.
	www.rashiyomi.com /align-34.htm (562 words)

	Numbers 23
		And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee.
		And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
		And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
	www.learnthebible.org /B04C023.htm (744 words)

	Numbers chapter 23
		Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bull and a ram.
		Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have blessed them altogether.
		Balak said to him, Please come with me to another place, from whence you may see them; you shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all: and curse me them from there.
	www.audiblefaith.com /bible/Numbers/23 (627 words)

	BALAK
		Verse 36: When Balak heard that Bil'am was coming, he went out to meet him, to the city of Moav, which is on the boundary of Arnon--- at the very edge of the boundary.
		Verse 40: Balak slaughtered cattle and sheep and he sent some to Bil'am and to the dignitaries that were with him.
		Balak and Bil'am then sacrificed as burnt-offerings an ox and a ram on each altar.
	www.tachash.org /metsudah/m07t.html (2765 words)

	Akhlah: Children's Prasha - Balak
		Balak was the King of Moab and he sent emissaries to Balaam, son of Beor, to his home in Pethor with the following message; "A nation that covers the land's surface has left Egypt and is now staying right near us.
		Balak sent another delegation that was larger and higher in rank than the first.
		Balaam returned to Balak and the princes who were with him and he said, "Balak, King of Moab, has brought me from Aram, telling me to curse Jacob, and to conjure divine wrath against Israel.
	www.akhlah.com /parsha/bemidbar/balak.php (2227 words)

	USCJ: Balak 5761
		But to Balak's distress, Balaam, compelled by God, twice blesses and praises the Israelites, and predicts great things for their future.
		This week's parashah is named afer Balak but the central figure is the prophet Bilaam.
		Perhaps those who suggested this addition to Shema felt that theology, Mitzvot and history were not enough, but a spiritual and moral dim ension had to be a part of each recitation of Shema.
	www.uscj.org /Balak_57615616.html (974 words)

	Fjärde Mosebok (Numeri), 23 Kapitlet (Bibeln) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Balak gjorde såsom Bileam sade; och Balak och Bileam offrade en tjur och en vädur på vart altare 3.
		Därefter sade Bileam till Balak »Stanna kvar vid ditt brännoffer; jag vill gå bort och se om till äventyrs HERREN visar sig för mig; och vad helst han uppenbarar för mig, det skall jag förkunna för dig.» Och han gick upp på en kal höjd.
		Och Balak gjorde såsom Bileam sade; och han offrade en tjur och en vädur på vart altare.
	www.runeberg.org /bibeln/04_23.html (772 words)

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