balak7BALAK. ba'-ak balaq, (devastator or one who lays waste): Mentioned in connection with the story of BalaamBalak (Numbers 22-24; compare Joshua 24:9; Judges 11:25; Micah 6:5;Balak, king of Moab, afraid of the invading Israelites who vastly outnumbered Moab, asked Balaam to come and curse the people of Israel. God told Balaam, in a vision, that he should