... > 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) > Balaam and King Balak meet and together they make a sacrifice > Balaam is taken up to the high places of Baal and sees the Israelite camp > Balaam commands seven altars, seven bulls and seven rams to be prepared for a sacrifice in the presence of King Balak