Balaam foresees a star (Numbers 22:1 – 24:25)
In the biblical story of the prophet Balaam, he blessed the Israelites and predicted the arrival of a future figure who would come to save them.
Christ enters Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11)
Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, with cheering crowds waving palm branches, is celebrated by the Church on Palm Sunday.