Magic, Myth, and Religion
Tylor and Frazer: From Spirits to Science
Balaam, the Ass, and the Angel
In the Book of Numbers, chapters 22-24, the Moabite people—foreigners to the Israelites, God’s chosen people—noticed the expanding onslaught of the tribe of Jacob. The king of the Moabites, Balak, got the heebie-jeebies, and declared, “Shit!” He followed that up with: “Go get Balaam and tell that mothafucka to cast a curse …
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