Balaam
Non-Israelite prophet. His prophecy in Numbers contains mysteries.
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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II. JEROME TO PAULINUS.
— Numbers contains the mysteries of Balaam's prophecy
"Do not Numbers contain the mysteries of all arithmetic, and of Balaam's prophecy"
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— Says Israel will devastate Moab, Edom, and the sons of Seth; by Israel understands both David and Christ
"So Balaam, saying that Israel will devastate Moab, Edom, and the sons of Seth (Numbers 24:17)"
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— Sings of Christ the Savior: "He shall strike the leaders of Moab"
"Balaam sings in Numbers 24:17 of Christ the Savior"