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Balaam and King Balak
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Balaam stands with Balak, king of Moab, on a mountain, and they look out over the encampment of the Israelites. Balak wants Balaam to curse the people, but Balaam blesses them instead. On the mountain, altars have been erected and Moabite warriors are standing. Below the image is a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Numbers 23–24.
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Credit lineBileam en koning Balak. 1585. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
