Has turned my wrath away - The notable example thus made of a leading offender by Phinehas was accepted by God as an expiation (literally in…

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest ... — The description of Phinehas, as in Numbers 25:7, is repeated in full, as i…

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest ,
&c.] His descent and genealogy is observed as before, pa…

Phinehas, in the courage of zeal and faith, executed vengeance on Zimri and Cozbi. This act can never be an example for private revenge, or religio…