In the rabbinic imagination, messengers from nature convey God's truth - whether stones, trees, or a donkey - when the people ...

Finally, Balaam saw the angel, who read the Riot Act to him, and called him to order. A dumb donkey, speaking with a man’s voice, restrained the madness of a prophet!

On one occasion, Balaam is confronted by an angel of the Lord who can only be seen by Balaam’s donkey. The donkey falls down and is beaten by his master. Eventually, Balaam also sees the angel.

Finally the donkey laid down under Balaam and Balaam struck the donkey. In verse 28, it says, “ Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you?” ...

This is German artist Gustav Jaeger’s depiction of Balaam’s donkey protesting that Balaam was beating him when an angel, visible at first only to the donkey, was blocking their way with a ...

Sometimes names can be misleading. The English name for Hebrew Scripture’s fourth book, “The Book of Numbers” is a perfect example of a misleading name. The name “The Book of Numbers ...

The donkey—long story short—tells Balaam that he’ll only be able to speak what God relates. But evil finds a way: Balaam explains that he is unable to curse the Israelites himself, ...