Neh.13.2

Nehemiah 13:2

KJV

Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Foreigners Excluded

Cross References

2 Peter 2:15

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Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Deliverance from False Prophets

Numbers 22:3

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And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

Balak Summons Balaam

Numbers 23:11

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And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

Balaam’s First Oracle

Deuteronomy 23:3

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An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever:

Exclusion from the Congregation

Deuteronomy 23:4

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Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

Exclusion from the Congregation

Deuteronomy 23:5

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Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.