(balaam)
11Balaam — Lord of the people; foreigner or glutton, as interpreted by others, the son of Beor, was a man of some rank among the Midianites (Num. 31:8; comp. 16). He resided at Pethor (Deut. 23:4), in Mesopotamia (Num. 23:7). It is evident that though… …
12Balaam — Balaamite /bay leuh muyt /, n. Balaamitical /bay leuh mit i keuhl/, adj. /bay leuhm/, n. a Mesopotamian diviner who, when commanded by Balak to curse the Israelites, blessed them and uttered favorable prophecies after having been rebuked by the… …
13balaam — ˈbāləm noun ( s) Etymology: after Balaam, biblical prophet rebuked by his ass (Num 22 24); probably from newspaper fillers being regarded as asinine 1. slang : filler 1d(1) 2 …
14Balaam — This interesting name is first recorded in Devonshire in the 12th Century (see below), being an import from France. The origination is from the village of Baalon in the Meuse Valley, the letter n being transposed by dialect to M a common feature… …
15Balaam — A prophet [[➝ prophets]] from Transjordan, retained by Balak to utter threats against the enemies of Moab. Although the legend of Num. 23–4 shows Balaam as obedient to the word of the Lord, elsewhere he was responsible for causing Israel to sin… …
16Balaam basket or box — Balaam Ba laam, n. A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; an allusion to the miracle of Balaam s ass speaking. Numb. xxii. 30. [Cant] [1913 Webster] {Balaam basket or box} (Print.), the receptacle for… …
17Balaam-Meister — Balaam Meister: Miniatur aus der Wenzelsbibel um 1400 Als Balaam Meister oder Meister des Bileam[1] wird einer der Buchmaler bezeichnet, die um 1400 die Wenzelsbibel ausgemalt haben. Der auch Meister der Balaam Erzählung der Wenzelsbibel[2]… …
18Balaam and the Angel — Infobox musical artist Name = Balaam and the Angel Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Birmingham, England Genre = Rock Gothic rock Hard rock Years active = 1984 ndash; 1989, 1991 ndash; present Label =… …
19Balaam in hellenistic literature — The Alexandrian Jews made Balaam an object of popular legend as a great sorcerer. Philo ( De Vita Moysis, i. 48) speaks of him as a man renowned above all men for his skill as a diviner and a prophet, who foretold to the various nations important …
20Balaam-box — Baˈlaam box or basket noun A place in which such paragraphs are kept in readiness • • • Main Entry: ↑Balaam …
