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CONTENTS
- Midrash / מִדְרָשׁ
- What are these “boulders” and “heights” Bil’am is referring to when he blesses Benei Yisrael?
- Notice a similarity in the language that suggests a connections between Bilam and Avraham. What can we learn from this comparison?!
- Commentary / פַּרְשָׁנוּת
- If God just gave Bilam permission to go, why is God angry at Bil'am for going with Balak's messengers?
- One of Bilam's blessings is about Benei Yisrael being a people who lives alone. What’s so good about living alone?
- Do you ever think of God as a friend?
- Bilam calls himself שְׁתֻם הָעָיִן (shetum ha-ayin) which means something like, “the person whose eye is open.” But what does THAT mean?
