Commentaries:Barnes' Notes
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Numbers 24:6
As gardens by the river' s side - Balaam' s language reflects the famous artificial gardens along the banks of his own river, the Euphrates.
As the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted - The latter words contain an apparent reference to Paradise (compare Genesis 2:8). The aloe, imported from China and the far distant east, furnished to the ancients one of the most fragrant and precious of spices; compare Psalms 45:8; Proverbs 7:17,
As cedar trees beside the waters - i. e., as the noblest of trees branching forth in the fairest of situations: an image of majestic beauty, as that of the last verse was of rare fecundity.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Numbers 24:6:
Numbers 21:27
Psalms 45:8
2 Corinthians 12:4
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