23 Phinehas the son of Eleazar is the third in glory, in that he was zealous in the fear of the Lord, and stood fast when the people turned away, and he made atonement for Israel. (WEB)
Sirach 45:23
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Numbers 25:10–12
10 Then the LORD said to Moses, 11 “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal. 12 Declare, therefore, that I am grant…
1 Maccabees 2:53–55
53 Joseph in the time of his distress kept the commandment, and became lord of Egypt. (WEB) 54 Phinehas our father, because he was exceedingly zealous, obtained the covenant of an everlasting priesthood. (WEB) 55 Joshua became a judge in Israel for fulfilling the word. (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:25–27
25 He killed the king’s officer, who compelled men to sacrifice, at the same time, and pulled down the altar. (WEB) 26 He was zealous for the law, even as Phinehas did to Zimri the son of Salu. (WEB) 27 Mattathias cried out in the city with a loud voice, saying, “Whoever is zealous… (WEB)
Numbers 25:6–8
6 Just then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 7 On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest,… 8 …
Psalms 106:29–31
29 So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them. 30 But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained. 31 It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
1 Chronicles 9:19–21
19 Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD. 20 In earlier times Phin…
Joshua 22:30–32
30 When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied. 31 Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reu…
Judges 20:27–29
27 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there, 28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or… 29 …
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