So Balak took Balaam to Peor, the height of Pisgah, and there Balaam said to Balak, 'Build me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams' — Balak escorts Balaam to Peor, another vantage point. Again, the ritual setup is repeated: seven altars, seven bulls, seven rams. The compulsive repetition of ritual suggests that Balak has not grasped the futility of his endeavor. God's word is not subject to ritual manipulation.

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