Phinehas or Pinhas - פִּינְחָס, Standard Hebrew Pinəḥas, Tiberian Hebrew Pînəħās is a name shared by two characters in the Hebrew Bible. The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... Tiberian Hebrew is an oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient forms of Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Bible, that was given written form by masoretic scholars in the Jewish community at Tiberias in the early middle ages, beginning in the 8th century. ... 11th century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum This article discusses usage of the term Hebrew Bible. For the article on the Hebrew Bible itself, see Tanakh. ...

Grandson of Aaron

Son of Eleazar, the high priest (Exodus 6:25). As a youth he distinguished himself at Shittim by his zeal against the Heresy of Peor: the immorality into which the Moabites had tempted the people (Num. 25:1-9) with prostitutes and/or priestesses. Aaron (אַהֲרֹן, a word meaning bearer of martyrs in Hebrew (perhaps also, or instead, related to the Egyptian Aha Rw, Warrior Lion), Standard Hebrew Aharon, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAhărōn), was one of two brothers who play a unique part in the history of the Hebrew people. ... Eleazar (or Elazar), (אֶלְעָזָר [My] God has helped, Standard Hebrew Elʿazar, Tiberian Hebrew ʾElʿāzār) refers to a number of persons in the Hebrew Bible and in Jewish history: A son of Aaron, and a Levite priest. ... Exodus is the second book of the Torah (the Pentateuch) and also the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), and the Christian Old Testament. ... Shittah-tree is Hebrew for acacia. ... The heresy of Peor is an event related in the torah at Numbers 25:1-15. ... The Book of Numbers is the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew ba-midbar במדבר, i. ...

Pinehas killed an Israelite prince, Zimri, and a Midianite priestess, Cozbi, who were cohabiting (Num. 25:6-15) at the entrance of the Holy Temple. In a moment of great strength born of holy zeal, he was able to run them both through with the same spear while they were in coitus. He thus "stayed the plague" that had broken out among the people, and by which twenty-four thousand of them had already perished. The Twelve Tribes redirects here; for other uses, see The Twelve Tribes (disambiguation). ... Zimri (praiseworthy), was king of Israel for seven days. ... According to the Bible, Midian (מִדְיָן Strife; judgment, Standard Hebrew Midyan, Tiberian Hebrew Miḏyān) was a son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah (Genesis 25:1-6). ... Cozbi is a biblical character. ...

The heresy itself was orchestrated by the Midianite prophet Bilaam, who had been hired by the Moabite chieftain, Balak, to curse the Jews (in the previous chapter). Bilaam failed to do so, as God had literally put words in his mouth of blessing for Israel instead (the first prayer said by Jews as part of their daily prayer service comes from this exact text).

The humiliated Bilaam then turned to sheer idolatrous debauchery as his method for bringing ruin on the Jews.

Pinehas' action on that occasion was first met with confusion-- was he a cold-blooded killer or a quick-thinking hero? Moses did not know, so he asked God's judgment. God responded that Pinehas was to receive divine recognition, and he was appointed to lead a hereditary priesthood.

This story has been used in modern times as an argument against interracial couples, notably by some Christian Identity believers under the banner of the Phineas Priesthood. The story of snow-white Miriam has been used in support of the opposite position. An interracial couple is a romantic couple or marriage in which the partners are of differing races. ... Christian Identity is a label applied to a wide variety of loosely-affiliated groups and churches with a racialized theology. ... The Phineas Priesthood is a Christian Identity movement that opposes abortion, mixing of races, and homosexuality. ... Snow-white Miriam is the name usually given to the tale at Numbers 12. ...

But the Heresy was never one of inter-racial comingling! After all, the Midianites were also an Abrahamic tribe. Midian was a direct descendant of Abraham from his third wife, Kehas. (In fact, Moses' own wife, Tziporah, was an Midianite; Moses fled to Midian after slaying the Egyptian taskmaster and took Jethro's daughter, Tziporah, as a wife before returning to Egypt to free the Jews.) Rather, the issue was the descration of the Temple; two Jews cohabiting in the Temple doorway would have been just as heretical, as would any incidence of paganism.

Phinehas son of Eleazar appears again in the book of Joshua. When the tribes of Reuben and Gad, together with the half-tribe of Manasseh, depart to take possession of their lands beyond the Jordan, they build a great altar on the other side; the remainder of the Israelites mistake this for a separatist move to set up a new religious centre, and send Phinehas to investigate (Joshua 22:9-34). The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in both the Hebrew Tanakh and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... The Tribe of Reuben (רְאוּבֵן, Standard Hebrew Rəʾuven, Tiberian Hebrew Rəʾûḇēn) is one of the Hebrew tribes, founded by Reuben son of Jacob. ... The Tribe of Gad (גָּד soldier, Standard Hebrew Gad, Tiberian Hebrew Gāḏ) is one of the Hebrew tribes, founded by Gad son of Jacob, who was born to Zilpah, the handmaiden of Jacobs first wife, Leah. ... The Tribe of Manasseh (Hebrew alphabet מְנַשֶּׁה, Samaritan Hebrew Manatch, Standard Hebrew MÉ™naÅ¡Å¡e, Tiberian Hebrew MÉ™naÅ¡Å¡eh: from נשני naššānî who makes to forget) is one of the Hebrew tribes, which the Bible claims was founded by Manasseh, the son of Joseph. ...

In addition to these episodes, Phinehas appears as commander of an army that went out against the Midianites (Num. 31:6-8), and as the chief adviser in the war with the Benjamites. He is commemorated in Psalm 106:28-31. The Tribe of Benjamin (בִּנְיָמִין Son of my right hand but in some Rabbinical Judaism traditions Son of the south, Standard Hebrew Binyamin, Tiberian Hebrew Binyāmîn) is one of the Hebrew tribes, founded by Benjamin, son of Jacob. ... Psalms (Tehilim תהילים, in Hebrew) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ...

According to 1 Chronicles 6:4-8, his relation to Zadok is the following: Phinehas begat Abishua, Abishua begat Bukki, Bukki begat Uzzi, Uzzi begat Zerahiah, Zerahiah begat Meraioth, Meraioth begat Amariah, Amariah begat Ahitub, and Ahitub begat Zadok. Zadok (Hebrew: Tzadok meaning Righteous) was the Israelite High Priest of the tenth century BCE. // Zadok in the Bible A son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazar (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 24:3), high priest in the time of David (2 Sam. ... Categories: Hebrew Bible/Tanakh-related stubs | Hebrew Bible/Tanakh people ...

Pinchas is the name of the 41st weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the book of Numbers. The beginning of this parshah tells the judgement of Phinehas son of Eleazar; the end of the previous parshah tells of his zealous act. Pinchas, Pinhas, or Pin’has (פנחס – Hebrew for “Phinehas,” a name, the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 41st weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the book of Numbers. ... In Jewish services, a Parsha or Parshah or Parashah, פרשה, meaning Portion in Hebrew, is the weekly Torah reading text selection. ... This article describes the Jewish religion; for a consideration of ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity refer to the article Jew. ... Torah reading (in Hebrew: Kriat HaTorah or Reading [of] the Torah) has followed a steady pattern for the past two thousand years following the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and is still practiced by Orthodox Judaism and its adherents. ... The Book of Numbers is the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew ba-midbar במדבר, i. ...

According to Jewish legend, Pinehas was an early incarnation of the prophet Elijah.

Son of Eli the Judge

One of the sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Sam. 1:3; 2:12). He and his brother Hophni were guilty of irreverence in doing their priestly duties, for which destruction came on the house of Eli (1 Samuel 2:31). He died in battle with the Philistines (1 Sam. 4:4, 11); and his wife, on hearing of his death, gave birth to a son, whom she called "Ichabod," and then she died (1 Sam. 4:19-22). Eli (עֵלִי Ascent, Standard Hebrew ʿEli, Tiberian Hebrew ʿĒlî) is the name of one of the last Israelite judges before the rule of kings in ancient Israel. ... (Redirected from 1 Samuel) The Books of Samuel, also referred to as [The Book of] Samuel (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל), are (two) books in the Hebrew Bible (Judaisms Tanakh and originally writtten in Hebrew) and the Old Testament of Christianity. ... Map showing the location of Philistine land and cities of Gaza, Ashdod, and Ascalon Map showing the location of Philistine states, c. ... Ichabod, in the Bible, is the son of Phinehas. ...

Source

• This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.