Numbers 24:6 meaning and explanation

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

Numbers 24:6, Berean Standard Bible

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Balaam, a foreign seer hired by Balak king of Moab to curse Israel, has instead been compelled by God to bless them. In this oracle he looks out over the camp and describes the people with four images of flourishing: palm groves, gardens beside a stream, aloes planted by the LORD, and cedars beside the waters.

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