Balaam n. : A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking.

Example:
How did God go from talking to Moses to Balaam in the Holy Bible?

Taxonomy
Balaam and the angel, poems, donkey, prophet, God, Israel, blessings, the Israelites, prophecy, curse, Beor, King Balak, Talmud, consequently, Moab, Moses, false prophet, Deir.

Defination from the web:
Balaam (Hebrew: בִּלְעָם, Standard Bilʻam Tiberian Bilʻām) is a diviner in the Torah, his story occurring towards the end of the Book of Numbers. ... Every ancient reference to Balaam considers him a non-Israelite, a prophet, and the son of Beor, though Beor is not so clearly identified. ...