Numbers 24:17
“A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel.”
King James Version
Fulfillment References
Matthew 2:2 Revelation 22:16
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
The Mesha Stele (840 BC) confirms Moab's historical conflicts with Israel referenced in this passage.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishApplied to Bar Kokhba ('son of a star') in AD 135; also seen as referring to David.
CatholicThe star of Bethlehem; the Magi followed this prophecy.
ProtestantBalaam unknowingly prophesied the Star of Jacob — Christ.
DispensationalFull military fulfillment at the Second Coming.
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