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Numbers 25:6-15
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Numbers 25:6-15
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Zeal of Phinehas. 6 At this a certain Israelite came and brought in a Midianite woman[a] to his kindred in the view of Moses and of the whole Israelite community, while they were weeping at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 7 (A)When Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he rose up from the assembly, and taking a spear in his hand, 8 followed the Israelite into the tent where he pierced the two of them, the Israelite and the woman. Thus the plague upon the Israelites was checked; 9 but the dead from the plague were twenty-four thousand.
10 Then the Lord said to Moses: 11 Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned my anger from the Israelites by his being as jealous among them as I am; that is why I did not put an end to the Israelites in my jealousy.[b] 12 (B)Announce, therefore, that I hereby give him my covenant of peace,[c] 13 which shall be for him and for his descendants after him the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous on behalf of his God and thus made expiation for the Israelites.
14 [d]The name of the slain Israelite, the one slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, son of Salu, prince of a Simeonite ancestral house. 15 The name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, daughter of Zur, who was head of a clan, an ancestral house, in Midian.
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- 25:6 Midianite woman: according to 22:4, 7, the Midianites were allied with the Moabites in opposing Israel, while 31:16 claims that Balaam had induced the Midianite women to lure the Israelites away from the Lord. They were weeping: on account of the plague that had struck them; cf. v. 8.
- 25:11 My jealousy: God’s desire to maintain an exclusive hold on the allegiance of the Israelites.
- 25:12 Covenant of peace: by means of this covenant between God and Phinehas, Phinehas can expect God’s protection, especially from any threat of reprisal for his action; cf. Is 54:10; Ez 34:25; 37:26.
- 25:14–15 The noble lineage of the slain couple is mentioned in order to stress the courage of Phinehas in punishing them. The zeal of Phinehas became proverbial; cf. Ps 106:30; Sir 45:23; 1 Mc 2:26, 54.
Numbers 25:6-15
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Numbers 25:6-15
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6 Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite(A) woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping(B) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 7 When Phinehas(C) son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear(D) in his hand 8 and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear into both of them, right through the Israelite man and into the woman’s stomach. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped;(E) 9 but those who died in the plague(F) numbered 24,000.(G)
10 The Lord said to Moses, 11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites.(H) Since he was as zealous for my honor(I) among them as I am, I did not put an end to them in my zeal. 12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace(J) with him. 13 He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood,(K) because he was zealous(L) for the honor(M) of his God and made atonement(N) for the Israelites.”(O)
14 The name of the Israelite who was killed with the Midianite woman(P) was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.(Q) 15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was put to death was Kozbi(R) daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.(S)
Psalm 106:28-31
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Psalm 106:28-31
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28 They joined in the rites of Baal of Peor,(A)
ate food sacrificed to the dead.
29 They provoked him by their actions,
and a plague broke out among them.
30 Then Phinehas rose to intervene,
and the plague was brought to a halt.
31 This was counted for him as a righteous deed
for all generations to come.
Psalm 106:28-31
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Psalm 106:28-31
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28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor(A)
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods;
29 they aroused the Lord’s anger(B) by their wicked deeds,(C)
and a plague(D) broke out among them.
30 But Phinehas(E) stood up and intervened,
and the plague was checked.(F)
31 This was credited to him(G) as righteousness
for endless generations(H) to come.
Ben Sira 45:23-24
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Ben Sira 45:23-24
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23 Phinehas too, the son of Eleazar,
was the courageous third of his line
When, zealous for the God of all,
he met the crisis of his people(A)
And, at the prompting of his noble heart,
atoned for the children of Israel.
24 Therefore, on him also God conferred the right,
in a covenant of friendship, to provide for the sanctuary,
So that he and his descendants
should possess the high priesthood forever.
1 Maccabees 2:54
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1 Maccabees 2:54
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54 Phinehas our ancestor, for his burning zeal,
received the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.(A)
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