A woman from Midian who had an improper relationship with an Israelite man named Zimri. This relationship broke God's laws. During this time, a deadly disease was spreading among the Israelites as punishment. Phinehas was the grandson of Aaron the high priest. He stopped the disease by killing both Zimri and Cozbi (Numbers 25:15–18).
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Cozbi
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subjectSmith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject
Cozbi: family, places and timelineEvery verse that mentions Cozbi, with family links
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