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One or more of the sign/s: {{NPOV}}{{expansion}}{{Cleanup}} placed on this page without any discussion, explanation or reasoning have been removed pending further discussion. (The category Category:Bible stories is now up for a vote for deletion at Wikipedia:Categories for deletion#Category:Bible stories) Thank you. IZAK 08:52, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Roman Numerals?

Why is this page using Roman Numerals to indicate chapters of the Bible? Is there some sort of precedant for this? --Terrible Tim 00:19, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Quranic Verse [7:175-176], not taking about Balaam

Some Imams and scholars say it is the false prophet named Balaam mentioned in the bible [book of Numbers 22] ,but that is the scholars point of views .The Fact is there is NO ONE Hadith of (Muhammad) himself says that, Balaam exist let alone to recite his story, knowing the fact that the verse Start with {And recite (O Muhammad) to them the story of [him]} an order to to keep telling them a bout him.

This Man in Verse [7:175-176] is not Balaam.86.145.71.200 11:35, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How is this?

"This motif is completely dissimilar to the Biblical tradition. According to Olrik, therefore, an identity of the two is impossible despite the identical names. [§147, 149] How is a conclusion of Olrik (1922) dismissing this 1967 discovery? Perhaps we're simply in denial. --Wetman 19:49, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

McCarter?

The "Balaam and Other Gods" section of the article concludes, "McCarter elaborates that she is to cover the sky and reduce the world to complete darkness." What does this refer to? Either some commentator named McCarter has been cut out of the rest of the article (and even then the sentence is written in a confusing manner), or someone thought it was funny to give the goddess a Scottish name. If it's the former, someone please fill in the rest of the story. --MRH, April 2, 2007

Not up to Wikipedia Standards

In general this article is not up to wikipedia standards and should be revised.

False prophet to which God actually gave limited prophecy.

I read elsewhere, I remember quite well, that Balaam was 'one of many' false prophets who the God of Israel spoke to only at night. So while "the one true God" still conversed with them in the same way as a true prophet, for whatever reason they were ill natured. This article seems to mention something about speaking of pagan deities and visions at night and nothing beyond, I'm sure there is a source floating around out there that speaks of it in this strange fashion that I'm giving it here; a "false" prophet 'ordained' (in whatever qualified capacity) by the true God. 67.5.157.190 (talk) 11:39, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

why is the article not under bil'am?

that is the spelling in hebrew.

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 I read elsewhere, I remember quite well, that Balaam was 'one of many' false prophets who the God of Israel spoke to only at night. So while "the one true God" still conversed with them in the same way as a true prophet, for whatever reason they were ill natured. This article seems to mention something about speaking of pagan deities and visions at night and nothing beyond, I'm sure there is a source floating around out there that speaks of it in this strange fashion that I'm giving it here; a "false" prophet 'ordained' (in whatever qualified capacity) by the true God. [[Special:Contributions/67.5.157.190|67.5.157.190]] ([[User talk:67.5.157.190|talk]]) 11:39, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
+== why is the article not under bil'am? ==
+that is the spelling in hebrew.