Phinehas
About this date: The biblical sequence is clear, but proposed absolute dates and historical reconstructions differ.
Priest remembered for zeal and covenant mediation.
Historical context
Exodus through Joshua follows deliverance from Egypt, covenant at Sinai, wilderness leadership, tabernacle service, and entry into the land. Historical reconstructions and absolute dates remain debated.
Key points
- Priest remembered for zeal and covenant mediation.
- Primary reading: Numbers 25; Joshua 22. Read the complete passage in its literary context.
- Follow the movement from deliverance to covenant and communal vocation while distinguishing the biblical account from debated historical reconstructions.
Scripture
- Numbers 25; Joshua 22 — Principal biblical passage cluster for Phinehas; check the summary against the complete text.
Sources and further reading
- USCCB introduction to Joshua
Literary and historical introduction; not independent verification of every narrated event. - USCCB introduction to Numbers
Literary and historical introduction; not independent verification of every narrated event.