Numbers 22:23

²³ And the ass saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field, and Balaam smote the ass to turn her into the way.

Place

'A dry place,' as in Luke 11:24, signifies states of evil and falsity which are in the life of someone who does the work of repentance.