Follow the Evidence
Compare two Bible passages and highlight meaningful shared vocabulary.
When Herod (heroic) saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem (house of bread) and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
Balaam (not of the people) answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”
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