Numbers 23:1

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

Cross-references

Numbers 23:29 repeats Balaam's instruction from 23:1 to build seven altars, continuing the same sacrificial ritual in the narrative.

Numbers 23:4 records Balaam reporting he prepared seven altars and offered a bullock and a ram on each—fulfilling the instruction.

Job 42:8 Parallel

Job 42:8 uses the exact phrase 'seven bullocks and seven rams' for a burnt offering commanded by God—a striking parallel.

Proverbs 15:8 states the Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, directly applying to Balaam's pagan offerings here.

Jude 1:11 Citation

Jude 1:11 explicitly references 'the error of Balaam for gain,' tying to Balaam's actions in building altars while pursuing profit.

2 Chronicles 29:21 similarly includes seven bulls and seven rams as part of Hezekiah's sin offering—another instance of this specific sacrifice.

Ezekiel 45:23 prescribes seven bulls and seven rams daily during a feast—another occurrence of this specific sacrificial set.