RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Balak

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Balak (Hebrew: בָּלָק Bālāq) was a king of Moab described in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible, where his dealings with the prophet and Midianite sorcerer Balaam are recounted. Balak tried to engage Balaam for the purpose of cursing the migrating Israelites. The story of Balak is detailed in Numbers 22–24, Judges 11:25, and Micah 6:5. According to Numbers 22:2, and Joshua 24:9, Balak was the son of Zippor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Balak is the 1,302nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,079th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Jordan and the 4th most popular Jordanian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Balak ranks 1,302 out of 3,187. Before him are Merytre-Hatshepsut, Balthasar Hubmaier, Wasil ibn Ata, Umm Ayman, Marcabru, and André Vingt-Trois. After him are Piero Marini, Madeleine Sophie Barat, Hafiz Saeed, Raymond Nonnatus, Phinehas, and Anuruddha.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Balak ranks 12 out of 59. Before him are Al-Mahdi (744), Jephthah (-1118), Nicomachus (60), Menippus (-290), Philodemus (-110), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966). After him are Phinehas (-1300), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Haya bint Hussein (1974), Meleager of Gadara (-130), Jair (-1000), and Fouad Twal (1940).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Jordan

Among religious figures born in Jordan, Balak ranks 4. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Al-Mansur (714), and Jephthah (-1118). After him are Phinehas (-1300), Jair (-1000), Fouad Twal (1940), and Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (1948).

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