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Zippor

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Father of Balak, King of Moab, who hired Balaam to curse Israel. All the passages which mention Zippor name him together with his son Balak (Numbers 22:2,4,10,16; 23:18; Joshua 24:9; Judges 11:25). An allusion to him may be contained in "the former king of Moab" in Numbers 21:26.

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Zippor'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​z/zippor.html. 1901.
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