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Zippor
Zippor was the father of Balak, the king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Balak
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First named at Numbers 22:2.
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Verses that name Zippor
- Numbers 22:2 Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites,
- Numbers 22:4 So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
- Numbers 22:10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent me this message:
- Numbers 22:16 They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ‘Please let nothing hinder you from coming to me,
- Numbers 23:18 Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.
- Joshua 24:9 Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
- Judges 11:25 Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?