Numbers 23:14

And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

Cross-reference

Numbers 23:1 Prophetic fulfillment

In Numbers 23:1, Balaam instructs Balak to build seven altars and prepare bulls and rams; verse 14 shows the fulfillment — same altars and offerings.

In Numbers 23:2, Balak built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram per altar — the same ritual repeated in verse 14 at a new location.

In Numbers 23:29, Balaam again instructs Balak to build seven altars and prepare bulls and rams — the same pattern as in verse 14's earlier altars.

Numbers 21:20 Historical context

Numbers 21:20 also mentions the top of Pisgah, the same location where Balaam built altars here.

Numbers 22:40 Related theme

In Numbers 22:40, Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep to honor Balaam — different from the altars of bulls and rams Balaam built to God in verse 14.

Deuteronomy 34:1 Historical context

Deuteronomy 34:1 also mentions the top of Pisgah, where Moses viewed the Promised Land — the same location where Balaam was taken to curse Israel.

Deuteronomy 3:17 Historical context

Deuteronomy 3:17 describes the slopes of Pisgah as a landmark — the same mountain where Balaam built altars in Numbers 23:14.

Job 42:8 Parallel

In Job 42:8, God commands seven bulls and seven rams as a burnt offering — the same combination Balaam offers on seven altars here.

Micah 6:5 Allusion

Micah 6:5 directly cites Balak and Balaam's actions, recalling this very scene as a lesson in God's righteousness.

Deuteronomy 3:27 Historical context

Deuteronomy 3:27 refers to the top of Pisgah as the place where Moses viewed the land—same location as Balaam’s sacrifice.

In 2 Chronicles 29:21, Hezekiah also offers seven bulls and seven rams, mirroring the exact number and animal types Balaam used here.

Isaiah 1:11 Contrast

Isaiah 1:11 declares God's rejection of bulls and rams offered without righteousness — contrasting the ritual sacrifices Balaam offers in Numbers 23:14.

Deuteronomy 4:49 Historical context

Deuteronomy 4:49 mentions the slopes of Pisgah, geographically linking to the field of Zophim on Pisgah in this verse.

Hosea 12:11 Contrast

Hosea 12:11 mentions sacrificing bulls at Gilgal — similar to Balaam's ritual but Hosea condemns the altars as empty religious acts.