Person Old Testament
Agag
Agag, a king, is mentioned in Balaam's prophetic oracle about Israel's future. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 24:7.
Why it matters. King mentioned in Balaam's oracle about Israel
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Agag
Agag is mentioned in the oracle of Balaam, a prophet hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse Israel. In Balaam's third oracle, he prophesies about Israel's future, stating, "Their king shall be higher than Agag, and their kingdom shall be exalted." This suggests that Agag was a well-known, powerful king at the time.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Numbers (1 verse)