Numbers 24:18 (WEB)
Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemy, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.
Catechism · 1
“…to pay homage to the king of the Jews shows that they seek in Israel, in the messianic light of the star of David, the one who will be king of the nations.” — Catechism footnote: Cf Mt 2:2; Num 24:17-19; Rev 22:16.
Fathers and councils · 1
“Why was it, she inquired, that single tribes were differently associated in this passage and in that, how came it that the soothsayer Balaam in prophesying of the future mysteries of Christ spoke more plainly of Him than almost any other prophet?” — editor's note: Nu. xxiv. 15–19.
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together in Catechism §528.
Cited together in Catechism §528.
Cited together in Catechism §528.
Cited together in Catechism §528.
Cited together in Catechism §528.
Cited together in Catechism §528.