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This Week's Portion #40

Balak | ??? | "Balak" ??? | Balaq
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1. Torah Reading

Numbers 22:2-25:9

• 1.1 First reading — Numbers 22:2–12
• 1.2 Second reading — Numbers 22:13–20
• 1.3 Third reading — Numbers 22:21–38
• 1.4 Fourth reading — Numbers 22:39–23:12
• 1.5 Fifth reading — Numbers 23:13–26
• 1.6 Sixth reading — Numbers 23:27–24:13
• 1.7 Seventh reading — Numbers 24:14–25:9

2. Prophets Reading

Micah 5:6-6:8

3. New Testament Reading

Romans 11:25-32

Portion Summary

Balak (Balak, ???) was the name of a Moabite king in the days of Moses. It is also the name of the fortieth reading from the Torah. It comes from the second verse of this week’s reading, which says, “Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites” (Numbers 22:2). This week’s Torah reading tells the story of how Balak hires the occult prophet Balaam to lay a curse on Israel. Balaam meets resistance from God, has a conversation with his donkey and ends up blessing Israel instead of cursing them.