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The Lord saw it and was not pleased, and in the heat of his anger they were destroyed; he performed wonders against them to consume them in flaming fire.
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He added glory to Aaron and gave him a heritage; he allotted to him the best of the first fruits, and prepared bread of first fruits in abundance;
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for they eat the sacrifices of the Lord, which he gave to him and his descendants.
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But in the land of the people he has no inheritance, and he has no portion among the people; for the Lord himself is his portion and inheritance.
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Phinehas son of Eleazar ranks third in glory for being zealous in the fear of the Lord, and standing firm, when the people turned away, in the noble courage of his soul; and he made atonement for Israel.
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