Balaam

• “BALAAM ([Hebrew: BIL ` AM] Bil ` am; [Greek: Balaam]; Vg. _Balaam_; the etymology of the name is uncertain), a prophet in the Bible.”

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"

• “Now, when I decided to tell the story of Balaam, I knew from experience that if I mentioned an "ass," that animal would require all kinds of tedious explanation, which would probably result in needless mystification and consequent suspicion; so I boldly plunged into the story of _Balaam and his_ KANGAROO!”

  The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont

• “It's wholly appropriate that Balaam's legacy -- at least to the few Bible enthusiasts who even know who he is -- is likely to evoke the expression "Balaam's ass.”

  The Huffington Post: Menachem Wecker: Balaam Sculpture Sheds Light On Differing Christian And Jewish Views Of Prophecy

• “Against these, Balaam is ridiculous, and that he is ridiculous appears to be the whole point of his journey.”

  Ichabod–or Moral Turpitude « Unknowing

• “We studied Balaam, and Balaam is a curious chap. He was some kind of wizard that truly had dealings with the Living God.”

  Ichabod–or Moral Turpitude « Unknowing

• “So Balaam is invited a second time, with more allurements, he gets a reply from God that no longer has any explanation and seems to border on sarcasm, he finds he can accept.”

  Ichabod–or Moral Turpitude « Unknowing

• “Clearly Balaam is missing something (the explanation from the first reply is absolute), and that is what the episode of the talking donkey illumines.”

  Ichabod–or Moral Turpitude « Unknowing

• “Micah has here Balaam's prophecy in view (compare Mic 6: 5, where also Balaam is referred to).”

  Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• “Balaam is a representative of a large class in the world, who express a wish for the blessedness which Christ has promised to His people but are averse to imitate the mind that was in Him.”

  Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

• “For a momentary inspiration the mere beginning of spiritual life sufficed, as in Balaam's case; but for”

  Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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