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Phinehas

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, was a priest known for his zeal in opposing idolatry and turning away God's wrath from Israel.

The name Phinehas means “bold aspect; face of trust or protection”

MaleHigh PriestTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament7 books24 verses

Summary

A high priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exodus 6:25; only referred to as Phinehas (פִּינְחָס); a son of Eleazar and the Putiel's daughter; father of Abishua.

Glossary entries

Phinehas

Family members

Father

Eleazar

Mother

Putiel's daughter

Children

Abishua

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 8 verses that refer to Phinehas without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Exodus 6:25
    Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
  2. Numbers 25:7
    On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,
  3. Numbers 25:8Referred to, not named
    …followed the Israelite into the tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,
  4. Numbers 25:11
    “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.
  5. Numbers 25:12Referred to, not named
    Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.
  6. Numbers 25:13Referred to, not named
    It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”
  7. Numbers 31:6
    And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
  8. Numbers 31:7Referred to, not named
    Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
  9. Numbers 31:8Referred to, not named
    Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
  10. Joshua 22:13
    The Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the land of Gilead, to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
  11. Joshua 22:14Referred to, not named
    With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel.
  12. Joshua 22:15Referred to, not named
    They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead and said to them,
  13. Joshua 22:30
    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.
  14. Joshua 22:31
    Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”
  15. Joshua 22:32
    Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, together with the other leaders, returned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan and brought back a report regarding the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead.
  16. Joshua 24:33
    Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
  17. Judges 20:28
    …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 should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
  18. 1 Chronicles 6:4
    Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,
  19. 1 Chronicles 6:50
    These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
  20. 1 Chronicles 9:20
    In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
  21. Ezra 7:5
    …the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—
  22. Ezra 8:2
    …from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush
  23. Psalm 106:30
    But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.
  24. Psalm 106:31Referred to, not named
    It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.