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Bamidbar 31: Hidden Stories Hidden Threats
Chapter 31 returns to the previous story of the Midyanite woman and Baal Peor. God has not forgotten the evil plot to seduce the population and cause them to sin. Were it not for the heroics of Pinchas, the plot would have succeeded. This is why God tells Pinchas to lead the army into battle against the Midyanites.
“Moses sent them to the campaign—one thousand from each tribe—together with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, with the sacred vessels and the trumpets for sounding the blasts.”
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֹתָם מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הַצָּבָא אֶלֶף לַמַּטֶּה אֹתָם וְאֶת־פִּינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן…
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