... > Bible > Old Testament > Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan > Numbers: the wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites leave Mount Sinai and reach Canaan > Numbers (part III): events in Moab > the story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24) > new messengers are sent to Balaam > Balaam saddles his donkey and departs with the Moabite messengers