And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
[NUMBERS 25:1]
And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
[NUMBERS 25:2]
And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
[NUMBERS 25:3]
And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.
[NUMBERS 25:4]
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
[NUMBERS 25:5]
And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[NUMBERS 25:6]
And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
[NUMBERS 25:7]
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
[NUMBERS 25:8]
And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
[NUMBERS 25:9]
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[NUMBERS 25:10]
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
[NUMBERS 25:11]
Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
[NUMBERS 25:12]
And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
[NUMBERS 25:13]
Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
[NUMBERS 25:14]
And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
[NUMBERS 25:15]
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[NUMBERS 25:16]
Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
[NUMBERS 25:17]
For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
[NUMBERS 25:18]
IMPORTANT: All Scripture text has context and background. Scripture should never be read literally or in isolation. Always seek clarification from religious scholars and teachers. In general, Scripture adheres to four principles: (1) Literal Meaning - What the Scripture says (2) Historical Setting - The story events; how the Scripture was understood in its time (3) Grammar - The surrounding sentence and paragraph; textual context (4) Synthesis - A comparison with similar Scripture to give a better contextual understanding
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