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According to the ''Revelations of [[Bridget of Sweden|Saint Bridget]]'', after his death, Zimri's soul was condemned to hell (Book 7, Chapter 19).<ref name="Sweden2012">{{cite book|author=Saint Bridget of Sweden|title=The Prophecies and Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NUL-3REOjT4C&pg=PT829|year=2012|publisher=Jazzybee Verlag|isbn=978-3-8496-2254-1|page=829}}</ref> |
According to the ''Revelations of [[Bridget of Sweden|Saint Bridget]]'', after his death, Zimri's soul was condemned to hell (Book 7, Chapter 19).<ref name="Sweden2012">{{cite book|author=Saint Bridget of Sweden|title=The Prophecies and Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NUL-3REOjT4C&pg=PT829|year=2012|publisher=Jazzybee Verlag|isbn=978-3-8496-2254-1|page=829}}</ref> |
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===Racist ideology=== |
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The modern [[Domestic terrorism in the United States|American domestic terrorists]] known as [[Phineas Priesthood|Phineas Priests]] believe the story of Phinehas and Zimri provides a divine mandate for the murder of [[race traitors]]; although the previous divine rebuke of [[Miriam]], also from the [[Book of Numbers]], for criticising [[Moses]] for marrying an [[Ethiopia]]n woman confounds this reading ({{Bibleref2|Numbers 12}}). |
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Revision as of 01:54, 15 August 2018
Zimri (Arabic: السامري) son of Salu was the Prince or leader of a family within the Tribe of Simeon during the time of the Israelites' Exodus in the wilderness at the time when they were approaching the Promised Land. The Book of Numbers describes how, at Abila or Shittim, he took part in the Heresy of Peor, taking as a paramour a Midianite woman, Cozbi. Zimri openly defied Moses before the people who were standing at the entrance of the Tabernacle by going in to the Midianite. Phinehas, grandson of Aaron, killed them both by impaling them on a spear (Numbers 25:6–15Template:Bibleverse with invalid book).
The Israelites subsequently launched an attack on the Midianites (Numbers 25:16–18Template:Bibleverse with invalid book).
Interpretations
Judaism
According to a midrash, Zimri was the same person as Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.[1]
Islam
In Islam, Zimri appears under the name Samiri. Islam assigns to him also a major role in the earlier affair of the Golden Calf, which is not attested in the Bible. The Islamic account attributes to Zimri/Samiri many of the actions which the Bible assigns to Aharon - thus exonerating the latter, Islam's prophet Harun, from involvement in the sinful worship of the Calf.
Christianity
According to the Revelations of Saint Bridget, after his death, Zimri's soul was condemned to hell (Book 7, Chapter 19).[2]
Racist ideology
The modern American domestic terrorists known as Phineas Priests believe the story of Phinehas and Zimri provides a divine mandate for the murder of race traitors; although the previous divine rebuke of Miriam, also from the Book of Numbers, for criticising Moses for marrying an Ethiopian woman confounds this reading (Numbers 12Template:Bibleverse with invalid book).
References
- ^ Masada: Hebrew fragments from Masada. Israel Exploration Society, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 1999. p. 35. ISBN 978-965-221-034-0.
- ^ Saint Bridget of Sweden (2012). The Prophecies and Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden. Jazzybee Verlag. p. 829. ISBN 978-3-8496-2254-1.