Numbers 24:4

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Numbers 24:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,

3 and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,

4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

5 How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!

6 They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.

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Psalms 89:19

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Daniel 8:26

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Daniel 8:27

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Acts 10:10

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Acts 10:19

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Acts 22:17

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2 Corinthians 12:2

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2 Corinthians 12:3

And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—

2 Corinthians 12:4

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Ezekiel 1:28

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Daniel 8:18

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Daniel 10:15

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Daniel 10:16

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Revelation 1:10

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Revelation 1:17

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