Numeri 25:15

15 und der Name des erschlagenen midianitischen Weibes war Kosbi, die Tochter Zurs; er war Stammhaupt eines Vaterhauses unter den Midianitern.

Numeri 25:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 25:15

And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was
Cozbi, the daughter of Zur
One of the five kings of Midian, ( Numbers 31:8 ) and so the Samaritan Chronicle says ^F11, it was the daughter of a king that came to a prince of the tribe of Simeon, and enticed him to eat of her food, and worship her idols. The Targum of Jonathan says she was called Selonae, the daughter of Balak, chief of the nation of Moab, whose habitation was in Midian:

he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian;
that is, Zur, the father of Cozbi, was; there were five sons of Midian, whose names are given, ( Genesis 25:4 ) from whence Jarchi concludes, that there were five principal families in Midian, and that this man was the head or chief of one of them, which is not improbable; and that also makes for the honour of Phinehas, that he spared not any for their rank and quality, of whatsoever nation they were.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Apud Hottinger, ut supra. (Smergma Oriental, l. 1. c. 8. p. 448.)

Numeri 25:15 In-Context

13 und er wird ihm und seinem Samen nach ihm ein Bund ewigen Priestertums sein, darum daß er für seinen Gott geeifert und für die Kinder Israel Sühnung getan hat. -

14 Und der Name des erschlagenen israelitischen Mannes, der mit der Midianitin erschlagen wurde, war Simri, der Sohn Salus, der Fürst eines Vaterhauses der Simeoniter;

15 und der Name des erschlagenen midianitischen Weibes war Kosbi, die Tochter Zurs; er war Stammhaupt eines Vaterhauses unter den Midianitern.

16 Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach:

17 Befeindet die Midianiter und schlaget sie;