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Moab Seduces Israel
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|Números 25:1| While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove, some of the men defiled themselves by having sexual relations with local Moabite women.
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|Números 25:2| These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, so the Israelites feasted with them and worshiped the gods of Moab.
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|Números 25:3| In this way, Israel joined in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the lord’s anger to blaze against his people.
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|Números 25:4| The lord issued the following command to Moses: “Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the lord in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel.”
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|Números 25:5| So Moses ordered Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death the men under your authority who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.”
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|Números 25:6| Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into his tent, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as everyone was weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
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|Números 25:7| When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. He took a spear
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|Números 25:8| and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man’s body and into the woman’s stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped,
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|Números 25:9| but not before 24,000 people had died.
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|Números 25:10| Then the lord said to Moses,
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