RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Balak

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Balak son of Zippor (Hebrew: בָּלָק Bālāq) was a king of Moab described in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible, where his dealings with the prophet and sorcerer Balaam are recounted. Balak tried to engage Balaam the son of Beor for the purpose of cursing the migrating Israelite community. On his journey to meet the princes of Moab, Balaam is stopped by an angel of the Lord after beating his female donkey. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Balak has received more than 418,415 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Balak is the 1,078th most popular religious figure (down from 1,063rd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 10th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jordanian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Balak ranks 1,078 out of 3,187. Before him are Diego de Landa, Euthymius the Great, Jacob Baradaeus, Pope Sisinnius, Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, and Anthony de Mello. After him are Dazu Huike, Felicitas of Rome, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Arnold Janssen, Antipope Paschal, and Alfredo Ottaviani.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Balak ranks 12 out of 59. Before him are Al-Mahdi (744), Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Nicomachus (60), Menippus (-290), Philodemus (-110), and Marouf al-Bakhit (1947). After him are Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), Phinehas (-1300), Meleager of Gadara (-130), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Simon bar Giora (100), and Jair (-1000).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Jordan

Among religious figures born in Jordan, Balak ranks 4. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Al-Mansur (714), and Jephthah (-1118). After him are Phinehas (-1300), Jair (-1000), Fouad Twal (1940), and Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (1948).

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