The “sons of Sheth” mentioned in Numbers 24 may be a reference to the “sons of the Titans”–the Rephaim.Continue Reading

An inscription discovered in 1967 about twenty-five miles north of the plains of Moab mentions Balaam, son of Beor by name. While the text was written centuries later than the incident described in the Book of Numbers, it confirms that there were people who believed a prophet named Balaam was a historical character.Continue Reading