Josephus25 identified Asshur with the Seleucid empire of Antiochus Epiphanes. The New Testament does not cite the prophecies of Balaam explicitly, but there are probable allusions to it in Luke 1:78; Revelation 2:26–28; 22:16 and, of course, Christ’s birth was announced by a star (Matt. 2:1–10). If the primary fulfilment of Balaam’s prophecies was in the rise of David and the defeat of his foes, a further fulfilment may surely be seen in Jesus, the son of David, who has conquered sin and death,