Talk:Phinehas

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Prophet ?[edit]

I noticed that the article belongs to these two categories: "Prophets of the Hebrew Bible" and "Prophets in Judaism". My question is; since when is Pinchos considered a prophet? Itzse 00:00, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Never hear of him being prophet either. Elazar.Pimentel (talk) 19:31, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Balaam[edit]

While this article seems intent that Balaam was only connected to the sins at Peor in the New Testament, it is apparent in Numbers 31:16 that he was the direct instigator of the affair. Could someone fix this error? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.212.39.92 (talk) 08:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Response to "Racism" Claims[edit]

Was tempted to put a note in the article, but such things might be out of place, and will note here anyhow. The argument that the righteous zeal of Phinehas came about because of the immorality of interracial relations is spurious at best, thanks most immediately to Numbers 31:18. In this passage, the army officers are allowed to spare "for themselves" the virgins of the Midianite people, slaying only those who were not virgins. Moses would hardly allow this if the original offense was "interracial relations." --SwnyMac (talk) 00:41, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's specifically because these paricular women were seducing them and then leading them into idolatry.86.191.57.213 (talk) 12:40, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bad Link to Flavius Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews[edit]

In the article there is a link to Flavius Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews, Book IV, Chapter VI, Paragraphs 6-12, but it is bad. Could someone fix it? Thanks. Tweisbach (talk) 12:06, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How old was Phinehas when Jephthah was alive?[edit]

No disrespect to the rabbinical commentators, (Although the article doesn't say which rabbinical commentators agree with this view), but how old was Phineas when Jephthah was alive?

If you look at the source:

Jephthah's message to the King of Ammon

So Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the sons of Ammon, saying, “What conflict do you and I have, that you have come to me to fight against my land?”

The King of Ammon replies:

 And the king of the sons of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, “It is because Israel took my land when they came up from Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan; so return them peaceably now.”

Jephthah replies:

But Jephthah sent messengers once again to the king of the sons of Ammon, and they said to him, “This is what Jephthah says: ‘Israel did not take the land of Moab nor the land of the sons of Ammon. ... [Describes the Exodus and Moses taking the land from the Amorites not the Ammonites] ...  While Israel was living in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, three hundred years, why did you not recover them within that time? So I have not sinned against you, but you are doing me wrong by making war against me.

This is a very interesting look at ancient diplomacy, but note that this is happening 300 years after the Exodus. Phineas lived during the Exodus, he became the high priest, and his son became high priest after his death.

To be alive during the time of Jephthah, Phineas would have been 320-ish years old, and have outlived most of the high priests in his family line. There's also noting in the text to imply Phineas was still alive at this point. Ikmxx (talk) 06:42, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article is in need of a cleanup but it's not like religious texts are known for their realistic depictions of human lifespans. XeCyranium (talk) 03:46, 6 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tent of the Cozbi slaying[edit]

The article states that the execution of Cozbi and Zimri occurred in the man’s tent. This is contrary to the concept that this was a defiling of the tent of the tabernacle and should be changed. Mark roule29669 (talk) 14:38, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]