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.
Context
This verse from Numbers Chapter 25 connects to 10 cross-references. Israelite men begin to associate with Moabite women and worship Baal of Peor; God's anger burns and 24,000 die in a plague. When an Israelite man brings a Midianite woman openly into the camp, Phinehas son of Eleazar kills them …
Other Translations
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
`Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, hath turned back My fury from the sons of Israel, by his being zealous with My zeal in their midst, and I have not consumed the sons of Israel in My zeal.
Through Phinehas, and because of his passion for my honour, my wrath has been turned away from the children of Israel, so that I have not sent destruction on them all in my wrath.
Cross References
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous …
If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall …
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that …
They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their …
And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him …
And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness …
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a …