Which prophet had a talking donkey?

Which prophet had a talking donkey? Balaam had the talking donkey in the Book of Numbers. King Balak of Moab hired Balaam to curse the Israelites, but Balaam was warned that he could speak only the words God permitted.

As Balaam traveled toward Moab, an angel stood in the road. Balaam could not see the angel, but his female donkey could. The animal turned aside, pressed Balaam against a wall, and finally lay down. Angry at the donkey’s refusal to continue, Balaam struck it three times. God then enabled the donkey to speak, asking why it had been beaten. Balaam’s eyes were subsequently opened, and he saw the angel blocking the path.

The episode reverses expectations: the supposedly perceptive prophet is blind to the danger, while his humble animal recognizes it. Balaam eventually blesses Israel instead of cursing it, frustrating Balak. Later biblical passages criticize Balaam for his role in Israel’s wrongdoing at Peor, and Numbers records his death during a battle with Midian.

Balak is sometimes confused with the prophet because he commissions Balaam, but Balak is the Moabite king. The talking donkey episode is specifically in Numbers 22:21–35.