Balak

[bey-lak]

noun

a Moabite king who sent for Balaam to come and curse the Israelites. Num. 22–23.

Also, Douay Bible, Ba·lac.

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empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Num. 22:2, 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q.v.) to curse them; but in vain (Josh. 24:9).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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