And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,Balaam's counsel seems to have been first given to Balak, king of Moab; but probably the Midianitish women, especially of the higher ranks, as Cozbi was, were the principal tempters; and the nation of Midian seems to have come into the execrable measure more generally and heartily than that of Moab; they were therefore first selected to be made examples of, for a warning to the Moabites, who were spared at this time. Nu 31:2 Re 18:6

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