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7 Bible
71 Old Testament
71E Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan
71E3 Numbers: the wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites leave Mount Sinai and reach Canaan
71E33 Numbers (part III): events in Moab
71E331 the story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24)
71E3314 an angel holding a sword bars the way and causes Balaam's ass to turn aside; the angel is invisible to Balaam
71E33142 Balaam's eyes open; he throws himself at the feet of the angel
Rembrandt
The Angel Threatening Balaam
c. 1640-42