Parashat Balak
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| − | Balak the son of Tzippor saw all the Jews had done to the Amorites, and realizing that if Sichon and Og could not resist them, the Mobites certainly could not.<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:2">Rashi Bamidbar 22:2</ref> Consequently<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:2"/> Moab became terrified of the Jews for they were numerous, causing them to become disgusted with their own lives.<ref>Rashi Bamidbar 22:3</ref> Moab said to the elders of Midian; Now the Jews will eat up everything around us like the ox eats up the greens of the field. Balak the son of Tzippor was king of Moab at that time. | + | Balak the son of Tzippor saw all the Jews had done to the Amorites, and realizing that if Sichon and Og could not resist them, the Mobites certainly could not.<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:2">Rashi Bamidbar 22:2</ref> Consequently<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:2"/> Moab became terrified of the Jews for they were numerous, causing them to become disgusted with their own lives.<ref>Rashi Bamidbar 22:3</ref> Knowing that Moshe the leader of the Jews was raised in Midyon, the Mobites decided to approach the elders of Midian and seek their counsel. Although these two nations had tremendous hate for each other since their great battle and the defeat of Midian in the field of Moab, now due to their mutual fear of the Jews they made peace with each other. When they inquired about Moshe, the elders of Midian replied that his strength is solely in his mouth. Therefore they decided to attack them through Billam whose strength was also in his mouth.<ref name="Rashi Bamidbar 22:4">Rashi Bamidbar 22:4</ref> |
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| + | Moab said to the elders of Midian; Now the Jews will eat up everything around us like the ox eats up the greens of the field. Balak the son of Tzippor was king of Moab at that time. | ||
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Parashat-Balak
Dread of the Jews
Balak the son of Tzippor saw all the Jews had done to the Amorites, and realizing that if Sichon and Og could not resist them, the Mobites certainly could not.[1] Consequently[1] Moab became terrified of the Jews for they were numerous, causing them to become disgusted with their own lives.[2] Knowing that Moshe the leader of the Jews was raised in Midyon, the Mobites decided to approach the elders of Midian and seek their counsel. Although these two nations had tremendous hate for each other since their great battle and the defeat of Midian in the field of Moab, now due to their mutual fear of the Jews they made peace with each other. When they inquired about Moshe, the elders of Midian replied that his strength is solely in his mouth. Therefore they decided to attack them through Billam whose strength was also in his mouth.[3]
Moab said to the elders of Midian; Now the Jews will eat up everything around us like the ox eats up the greens of the field. Balak the son of Tzippor was king of Moab at that time.
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