Numbers 22:5
22:5 And he sent messengers to Balaam
son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates River
in the land of Amaw,
to summon him, saying, “Look, a nation has come out of Egypt. They cover the face
of the earth, and they are settling next to me.
Numbers 22:7
22:7 So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fee for divination in their hand. They came to Balaam and reported to him the words of Balak.
Numbers 22:17
22:17 For I will honor you greatly,
and whatever you tell me I will do. So come, put a curse on this nation for me.’”
Nehemiah 13:2
13:2 for they had not met the Israelites with food
and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)