Balaam's Mount is a reference to the biblical story of Balaam, a prophet who was sent by Balak, the King of Moab, to curse the Israelites. The term 'Balaam's Mount' refers to the mountain on which Balaam rode his donkey when God spoke to him. In the Bible, the term is used to refer to the place where God revealed himself to Balaam. The crossword solution for this term is ASS, which is an acronym for the Latin phrase 'asinus syriacus', meaning 'Syrian donkey'.