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Balaam (other)
Balaam was a Biblical prophet. Balaam may also refer to: People * Anthony Balaam (born 1965), American serial killer * Ellen Balaam (1891–1985), Australian physician Other * Barlaam, the legendary Christian saint from the story Barlaam and Josaphat * Balam (demon) The demons' names (given below) are taken from the ''Ars Goetia'', which differs in terms of number and ranking from the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' of Johann Weyer. As a result of multiple translations, there are multiple spellings for some of ... * A character in Owen Wister's '' The Virginian'' * Baba Balaam, a character from the Pakistani animated series ''3 Bahadur'' See also * Balam (other) * Balham (other) * Ballam * Barlaam (other) * Varlaam (other) * Varlam {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaam
Balaam (; , Standard ''Bīlʿam'' Tiberian ''Bīlʿām'') is a diviner in the Torah (Pentateuch) whose story begins in Chapter 22 of the Book of Numbers (). Ancient references to Balaam consider him a non-Israelite, a prophet, and the son of Beor. King Balak of Moab offered him money to curse Israel (), but Balaam blessed the Israelites instead, as dictated by God. Nevertheless, he is reviled as a "wicked man" in both the Torah and the New Testament (). According to the Book of Revelation (), Balaam told King Balak how to get the Israelites to commit sin by enticing them with sexual immorality and food sacrificed to idols. The Israelites fell into transgression due to these traps and God sent a deadly plague to them as a result (). Balaam and Balak The main story of Balaam occurs during the sojourn of the Israelites in the plains of Moab, east of the Jordan River, at the close of forty years of wandering, shortly before the death of Moses and the crossing of the Jordan. The I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Balaam
Anthony Balaam (born July 9, 1965), known as The Trenton Strangler, is an American serial killer who raped and murdered four prostitutes between 1994 and 1996 in Trenton, New Jersey, luring them with sex-for-drugs encounters. Balaam was captured after his would-be fifth victim escaped, and he was later given a life sentence for his crimes. Early life Balaam, a native of Trenton, lived at 421 Stuyvesant Avenue with a roommate at the time of the killings. Although a crack user, he had a ten year relationship with a woman who bore him two children and was described as an unassuming, polite and soft-spoken young man. He did not interact much with his neighbors, and from July 1995 to January 1996, he moved temporarily to Detroit, before returning to Trenton. Before his capture, he was arrested on several occasions for drug offences and burglary. Murders Balaam's modus operandi A ''modus operandi'' (often shortened to M.O.) is someone's habits of working, particularly in the contex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Balaam
Ellen Balaam (1891–1985) was an Australian physician and the first woman surgeon in Melbourne. Early life and education Ellen Maud Balaam was born on 30 November 1891 in Melbourne, Victoria to Harry and Ellen Balaam. Inspired at a young age to pursue a medical career, she attended Melbourne Continuation School (later MacRobertson's Girls High School) from 1906-1908 where she won a scholarship at the end of primary school to continue her schooling at high school. She won a further scholarship to attend university, and enrolled in medicine at the University of Melbourne. She taught mathematics at a public school in order to supplement this scholarship. She graduated in 1915 with her M.D., with second class honours in all subjects. Career Balaam was appointed to a resident medical officer position at the Melbourne Hospital the following year. She married her classmate, Dr Thomas Wright in 1916, and they both served as medical officers. They went into practice together, befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlaam And Josaphat
Barlaam and Josaphat, also known as Bilawhar and Budhasaf, are legendary Christian saints. Their life story was based on the life of the Gautama Buddha, and tells of the conversion of Josaphat to Christianity. According to the legend, an Indian king persecuted the Christian Church in his realm. After astrologers predicted that his own son would some day become a Christian, the king imprisoned the young prince Josaphat, who nevertheless met the hermit Saint Barlaam and converted to Christianity. After much tribulation the young prince's father accepted the Christian faith, turned over his throne to Josaphat, and retired to the desert to become a hermit. Josaphat himself later abdicated and went into seclusion with his old teacher Barlaam.The Golden Legend: The Story of Barlaam and Josaphat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balam (demon)
The demons' names (given below) are taken from the ''Ars Goetia'', which differs in terms of number and ranking from the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' of Johann Weyer. As a result of multiple translations, there are multiple spellings for some of the names, explained in more detail in the articles concerning them. The sole demon which appears in ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' but not in the ''Ars Goetia'' is Pruflas. The 72 Angels of the Shem Hamephorash are considered the opposite and balancing force against these demons. Demons Kings # According to the Grand Grimoire, Baal (or Bael) is the head of the infernal powers. He is also the first demon listed in Wierus' ''Pseudomonarchia daemonum''. According to Wierus, Bael is the first king of Hell with estates in the east. He has three heads: a toad, a man, and a cat. He also speaks in a raucous, but well-formed voice, and commands 66 legions. Bael teaches the art of invisibility, and may be the equivalent of Baal or Baa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virginian (novel)
''The Virginian'' (otherwise titled ''The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains)'' is a 1902 novel by the American author Owen Wister (1860-1938), set in Wyoming Territory during the 1880s. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch and is considered the first true fictional western ever written, aside from short stories and pulp dime novels, though modern scholars debate this. ''The Virginian'' paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour and several others. The novel was adapted from several short stories published in ''Harper's Magazine'' and the ''Saturday Evening Post'' between Nov 1893 and May 1902. Fictional character The Virginian is a ranch hand at the Sunk Creek Ranch, located outside of Medicine Bow, Wyoming. His friend Steve calls him "Jeff" presumably after Jefferson Davis, but he is always referred to as the Virginian, and no name is mentioned throughout the story. He is described as a tall, dark, slim young giant, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 Bahadur (film Series)
''3 Bahadur'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film series comprising the 3D computer-animated films directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. The series started with the film '' 3 Bahadur'' in 2015 and is followed by the sequel '' 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam'' (2016).The third and final installment '' 3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors'' was released in 2018. Distributed by ARY Films, all films gather the story of three friends and their adventurous journey to save their community from evil. Films 3 Bahadur (2015) Directed by two times Oscar award winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the plot of the film focuses on three friends and their journey of saving the community from evils like Baba Balaam. The main roles were played by Zuhab Khan, Hanzala Shahid, Muneeba Yaseen, Behroze Sabzwari and Alyy Khan, as Saadi, Kamil, Amna, Dennu and Young Mangu respectively. The film was released on 22 May 2016 in Pakistan as the first full length computer-animated film of Pakistan. It also becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balam (other)
B'alam, Balam, Balaam, B'ahlam, Bahlam, Bahlum or Bolom may refer to: In Maya history and culture * A Maya language name for "jaguar"; see Jaguars in Mesoamerican cultures Maya rulers * Itzamnaaj B'alam (r. ca. 697), ruler of Dos Pilas (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar") * Itzamnaaj B'alam I (r. ca. 4thC ?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar I") * Itzamnaaj B'alam II (r. 647–742), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar II (the Great)") * Itzamnaaj B'alam III (r. 769—800?), ruler of Yaxchilan (a.k.a. "Shield Jaguar III") * Kan B'alam I (r. 572—583), ruler of Palenque * Kaloomte' B'alam (r. ca. 511—527), 19th dynastic ruler of Tikal (a.k.a. "Curl Head") * Kayb'il B'alam (r. early 16thC), Postclassic ruler of the Mam Maya people of the northern Guatemalan highland region at the time of the Spanish conquest * K'inich Kan B'alam II (r. 683—702), ruler of Palenque, son of K'inich Janaab' Pakal ("Pacal the Great") * K'inich K'uk B'alam II (fl. c. 765), ruler of Palenque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balham (other)
Balham is a district of London, England. Balham may also refer to: *Balaam, a Biblical figure *Balham, Ardennes Balham is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Balhamais'' or ''Balhamaises''. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National Council of Towns a ..., a commune in France * Balham station, a railway and tube station in Balham, London {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballam
Westby-with-Plumptons is a civil parish in Lancashire, England. The parish is in Fylde district and contains the hamlets of Great Plumpton, Little Plumpton, Lower Ballam, Higher Ballam, Moss Side, Peel, and Westby. At the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 1,205. Westby and Plumpton are mentioned in the Domesday Book, as "Westbi" and "Pluntun". Westby-with-Plumptons is part of the Warton and Westby ward, represented by three councillors on Fylde Borough Council. On Lancashire County Council it is part of Fylde West ward, which elects one councillor. The parish is generally low-lying, with arable land in the south and pasture in the north, which rises to above sea level at Great Plumpton in the north-east of the parish. The parish is now the home of the steel farm-building construction company J. Wareing & Son (Wrea Green) Ltd. which was for many years based in the neighbouring village of Wrea Green. Moss Side Moss Side (Grid Reference SD379302) is located i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barlaam (other) , variant of the above
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Barlaam may refer to: * Barlaam, legendary Christian saint, teacher of prince Josaphat in India in the Barlaam and Josaphat tale *Barlaam of Antioch (died 304), Christian martyr *Barlaam of Kiev (11th century), saint in the Russian Orthodox Church *Barlaam of Khutyn (died 1192), Russian saint *Barlaam of Seminara (c. 1290–1348), Italian scholar and theologian, notable as an opponent of Gregory Palamas *Barlaam (14th century), namesake of the Monastery of Varlaam *Barlaam (Shyshatsky) (1750–1820), defrocked Archbishop of Mogilev and Vitebsk See also * Balaam (other), * Varlaam (other), Orthodox version of the name, due to the Byzantine sound shift from /b/ to /v/ * Varlam Varlam is both a masculine given name and a surname derived from the saint's name Barlaam, used predominantly in Orthodox cultures. Notable people with the name include: *Varlam Cherkezishvili (1846–1925), Georgian politician and journalist *Var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varlaam (other)
Varlaam is a variant of the saint's name Barlaam, used in the Orthodox churches due to the Byzantine sound shift from /b/ to /v/. A shortened form is Varlam. It may refer to: Places Greece * Varlaam, Greece, a village in the southern Ioannina regional unit in Epirus * Monastery of Varlaam in Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Romania * Varlaam, a village in Gura Teghii Commune, Buzău County * Varlaam, a village in Adunații-Copăceni Commune, Giurgiu County People * Varlaam, Metropolitan of Moscow, reigned 1511 to 1521 * Varlaam Moțoc, Metropolitan of Moldavia (1632-1653) * Grigory Shyshatsky (1750-1820), a.k.a. Varlaam, Archbishop of Mogilev * Varlaam of Chikoy (1774-1846) * Varlaam, a character in Alexander Pushkin's drama ''Boris Godunov Borís Fyodorovich Godunóv (; russian: Борис Фёдорович Годунов; 1552 ) ruled the Tsardom of Russia as ''de facto'' regent from c. 1585 to 1598 and then as the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. After the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
