Phinehas
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Phinehas may be
- Phinehas or Pinhas (Hebrew: פִּינְחָס, Standard Pinəḥas Tiberian Pînəħās), a name shared by two characters in the Hebrew Bible
- Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grand-son of Aaron. He distinguished himself as a youth at Shittim by his zeal against the Heresy of Peor, and leader of an attack on the Midianites. Later he succeed his father as High-priest of the Israelites.
- Phinehas, son of the High-priest Eli. He was a priest at Shiloh, and died when the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant.
[edit] See Also
- Phineas (disambiguation) (a different name)
