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 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 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.