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Balak, son of Zippor

The name Balak means “who lays waste or destroys.” Balak is mentioned in 41 verses of the Bible, first in Numbers 22:2. Also called Balac.

Family of Balak

Father

Who was Balak?

Empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Num. 22:2, 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q.v.) to curse them; but in vain (Josh. 24:9).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Balak

  • Numbers 22:2

    And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

  • Numbers 22:41

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.

  • Numbers 23:1

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

  • Numbers 23:13

    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.

  • Micah 6:5

    O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.

  • Revelation 2:14

    But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

All 41 verses mentioning Balak