16 Behold, athese, bon Balaam’s advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the Lord in the incident of cPeor, and so dthe plague came among the congregation of the Lord.
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Numbers 25:2
These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.
Numbers 24:14
And now, behold, I am going to my people. Come, I will let you know what this people will do to your people in the latter days.”
2 Peter 2:15
Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved gain from wrongdoing,
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.
Numbers 23:28
So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, which overlooks the desert.
Numbers 25:9
Nevertheless, those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.
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