Matthew Poole and continuators on Numbers 22:5

5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor , which is by the river of the land of the children of his people , to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me .

Who is called a Prophet, 2 Pet. 2. 16. because God was pleased to inspire and direct him to speak the following prophesie, as he did inspire Caiaphas to speak those words, Iohn 11. 51, 52. and as sometimes he did for a time inspire other wicked men, but in truth he was a soothsayer, as he is called, Ios. 13. 22. See Numb 24. 1.

Or, Bosor, 2 Pet. 2. 15. for he had two names, as many others had.

A City in Mesopotamia or Aram, see Numb. 23. 7. Deut. 23. 4.

(i. e.) By Euphrates, which is oft called the River by way of eminency, as Gen. 15. 18. Ios. 24. 2, 15. and here the River of Balaams land, or Countrey, to wit, of Mesopotamia or Aram, Numb. 23. 7.

They are encamped in my neighbourhood, ready to invade my Kingdom.

Marginal references: Josh. 24. 9. Neh. 13. 1, 2. Mic. 6. 5. 2 Pet. 2. 15. Jude 11. Rev. 2. 14.; Heb. eye.