2800-Year-Old Inscription Affirms Bible Character, Balaam Whose Donkey Talked To
Professor Tom Meyer from Shasta Bible College and Graduate School in California, US, told Express.co.uk: "Balaam is probably best remembered for the Biblical account of his donkey speaking to him in a human voice to stop his insane action of cursing God’s chosen people Israel. "Unsuccessful in his attempts to curse Israel, Balaam became synonymous with rebellion and apostate religion in later Jewish history. "But 600 years after Balaam lived, he posthumously retained his fame and following. "In fact, he probably became more popular after he died." In 1967, archaeologists in Jordan discovered a non-Hebrew temple that has been dated between 840 BC and 760 BC. The temple was found at Succoth or tel Deir’alla, the first Bronze Age city excavated in Jordan. And within the temple is an intriguing inscription that mentions Balaam by name. Professor Meyer said: "Inside the temple archaeologists discovered next to collapsed plaster walls a jigsaw puzzle of a find....



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