Balaam is a named figure invoked in warnings about a corrupt way, wrongful gain, and teaching that leads others into wrongdoing.

The name identifies a figure cited negatively: 2 Peter 2:15 and Jude 1:11 associate him with a way or wage connected with error, while Revelation 2:14 names teaching that set a stumbling block before the sons of Israel.

1. Named figure in warnings of corrupt conduct · dominant

   All three occurrences are genitive singular masculine forms naming the figure within a warning or rebuke. In 2 Peter 2:15 the APB renders those who have “followed the way of Balaam,” and in Jude 1:11 it renders error pursued “for the sake of Balaam's wage”; Revelation 2:14 further presents those holding his teaching, which taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the sons of Israel.

   2 Peter 2:15Jude 1:11Revelation 2:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB preserves the name in each verse, presenting “the way of Balaam,” “Balaam's wage,” and “the teaching of Balaam.” These phrases show the verse contexts rather than separate renderings of the name itself.