Numbers 25:5

New American Bible - revised edition

So Moses told the Israelite judges, “Each of you kill those of his men who have attached themselves to the Baal of Peor.” Zeal of Phinehas.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:40

Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Let none of them escape!” They seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Wadi Kishon and there he slaughtered them.

Exodus 18:21

But you should also look among all the people for able and God-fearing men, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain, and set them over the people as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Exodus 22:20

You shall not oppress or afflict a resident alien, for you were once aliens residing in the land of Egypt.

Numbers 25:3

Israel thereby attached itself to the Baal of Peor, and the Lord’s anger flared up against Israel.

Deuteronomy 13:13

If you hear it said concerning one of the cities which the Lord, your God, gives you to dwell in,

Deuteronomy 13:15

you must inquire carefully into the matter and investigate it thoroughly. If you find that it is true and an established fact that this abomination has been committed in your midst,

Deuteronomy 13:6

But that prophet or that dreamer shall be put to death, because, in order to lead you astray from the way which the Lord, your God, has commanded you to take, the prophet or dreamer has spoken apostasy against the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst.

Deuteronomy 13:9

do not yield or listen to any such person; show no pity or compassion and do not shield such a one,

Joshua 22:17

Is the iniquity of Peor not enough, by which we made ourselves impure, even to this day, and a plague came upon the community of the Lord?