King James Version (KJV)
Numbers 25:11
“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.”
Verse in context — Numbers 25
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And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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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.
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Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
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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.
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Israel’s wilderness journey, marked by rebellion, discipline, and God’s faithfulness.
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