'He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of
Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of
the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold
there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they
cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against
me.'--NUM. xxii. 6.
Give a general outline of the history. See Bishop Butler's great sermon.