Balaam

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Balaam

(ˈbeɪlæm)
n
(Bible) Old Testament a Mesopotamian diviner who, when summoned to curse the Israelites, prophesied future glories for them instead, after being reproached by his ass (Numbers 22–23)
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Ba•laam

(ˈbeɪ ləm)

n.
a Mesopotamian diviner who, when commanded to curse the Israelites, blessed them instead after being rebuked by the ass he rode. Num. 22–23.
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"By my hilt!" cried the archer, I though I be not Balaam, yet I hold converse with the very creature that spake to him.
Thy Father, who is holy, wise, and pure, Suffers the hypocrite or atheous priest To tread his sacred courts, and minister About his altar, handling holy things, Praying or vowing, and voutsafed his voice To Balaam reprobate, a prophet yet Inspired: disdain not such access to me." To whom our Saviour, with unaltered brow:-- "Thy coming hither, though I know thy scope, I bid not, or forbid.
It is altogether a place that you won't forget, a place to open a man's soul, and make him prophesy, as he looks down on that great Vale spread out as the garden of the Lord before him, and wave on wave of the mysterious downs behind, and to the right and left the chalk hills running away into the distance, along which he can trace for miles the old Roman road, "the Ridgeway" ("the Rudge," as the country folk call it), keeping straight along the highest back of the hills--such a place as Balak brought Balaam to, and told him to prophesy against the people in the valley beneath.
Philip Balaam, president of Inmarsat Aviation, said: "We have been working with our initial airline customers to monitor and fine-tune the service during their soft launches before it's rolled out on their wider fleets.
The biblical Balaam narrative foretold the plot against modern Israel.
Philip Balaam, predent, Inmarsat Aviation, said, "Inmarsat has an extremely successful track record of working with Emirates to ensure their inflight connectivity requirements are met on a global basis, both in the cockpit and the cabin.
Philip Balaam, Inmarsat Aviation president, said: "Inmarsat has an extremely successful track record of working with Emirates to ensure their inflight connectivity requirements are met on a global basis, both in the cockpit and the cabin.
Philip Balaam, Inmarsat Aviation President, said: "Inmarsat has an extremely successful track record of working with Emirates to ensure their in-flight connectivity requirements are met on a global basis, both in the cockpit and the cabin.
"Facing the Son: A Little Fable Inspired by True Events" uses the setting of a farmyard to tell stories of the Bible, such as the Garden of Eden, Noah's ark, Abraham and the formation of the Israelites, Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, and the soothsayer Balaam and the burro who saves his life.
According to Kristina Balaam, Security Intelligence Engineer at Lookout, the plugin forcibly displays ads on the user's lock screen, triggers video and audio advertisements even while the phone is asleep, and displays out-of-app ads that interfere with a user's interaction with other applications on their device.
Commenting on the announcement, Philip Balaam, President of Inmarsat Aviation, said: "GX is the most advanced and agile satellite network ever conceived and no other provider has a clearer commitment to technology enhancements.
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