Balaam, a non-Israelite prophet, is a complex figure in the biblical narrative, known for his interactions with the Moabite King Balak and his subsequent role in leading Israel into sin. His death is recorded in the context of Israel's military campaigns during their wilderness journey.

The account of Balaam's death is found in the Book of Numbers, specifically in the context of the Israelites' war against the Midianites. Numbers 31:8 states, "Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword." This passage indicates that Balaam was killed during a divinely sanctioned military campaign led by Moses, as the Israelites sought to execute judgment on the Midianites for their role in seducing Israel into idolatry and immorality at Peor.

Balaam's death is significant in the biblical narrative because it underscores the consequences of his actions. Although initially appearing to be a prophet who could not curse Israel against God's will, Balaam later advised the Midianites on how to lead the Israelites into sin, as revealed in Numbers 31:16 : "Yet they are the ones who, on Balaam’s advice, incited the Israelites to unfaithfulness against the LORD in the Peor incident, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD."

The New Testament also references Balaam's actions and their repercussions. In 2 Peter 2:15-16 , Balaam is cited as an example of someone who loved the wages of wickedness, and in Revelation 2:14 , the church in Pergamum is warned against following the "teaching of Balaam," who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin.

Balaam's death, therefore, serves as a sobering reminder of the dangers of compromising with evil and the ultimate justice of God. His demise at the hands of the Israelites is a fulfillment of divine retribution for his role in leading God's people astray, highlighting the seriousness with which God views the purity and faithfulness of His covenant community.Numbers 31:8
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
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Joshua 13:22
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
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Balaam
... 'The fear of the Lord,' that is wisdom. IV. The wages of unrighteousness.
How Balaam's experiment ended"his death. He tried to ...
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Examples from the Old Testament, Balaam, Moses, and Hezekiah, to ...
... from men he had nothing more to suffer after they had put him to death. ... The prophet
Balaam, in Numbers, when sent forth by king Balak to curse Israel, with ...
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From Kadesh to the Death of Moses.
... (2) The story of Balak and Balaam and the present day truth which it suggests or
the problems of today to which it is applicable. ... (11) The death of Moses (Dt. ...
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Balaam's Wish Num 23:10
... How blest the righteous are. When they resign their breath! No wonder Balaam wished
to share. In such a happy death. "Oh! let me die, said he,. ...
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Upon the Character of Balaam. Preached the Second Sunday after ...
... This was the man, this Balaam, I say, was the man, who desired to die the death
of the righteous, and that his last end might be like his; and this was the ...
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Balak's Inquiries Relative to the Service of God, and Balaam's ...
... Balaam appears to have had a perfect knowledge of the nature of religion; to have ...
did he utter that earnest wish or prayer""Let me die the death of the ...
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An Unfulfilled Desire
... But all this knowledge, of what use was it to Balaam? ... to commit fornication.' He
knows something of the blessedness of a 'righteous man's' death, and perhaps ...
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The Torment of Fear
... Like Balaam when he was committing a great sin, they can say, 'Let me die the death
of the righteous, and let my last end be like his.' But meanwhile, like ...
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Concerning Balaam the Prophet and what Kind of Man He Was.
... From The Rejection Of That Generation To The Death Of Moses. CHAPTER 6.
Concerning Balaam The Prophet And What Kind Of Man He Was. ...
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The Witness of Balaam to Israel
... Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his!
And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? ...
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