- elders:
- "And the eldersª of Moabª and the eldersª of Midianª departed²°¹ with the rewards of divinationª in their hand;ª and they cameª° unto¹ Balaam,ª and spakeª° unto¹ him the wordsª of Balak.ª" {Num 22:7} + "And the nameª of the Midianitishª womanª that was slainª° [was] Cozbi,ª the daughterª of Zur;ª he¹ [was] headª over a people,ª [and] of a chiefª houseª in Midian.ª ... For¹ they¹ vexª° you with their wiles,ª wherewith¹ they have beguiledª° you in¹ the matterª of Peor,ª and in¹ the matterª of Cozbi,ª the daughterª of a princeª of Midian,ª their sister,ª which was slainª° in the dayª of the plagueª for Peor's² sake.ª¹¹" {Num 25:15-18} + "And they slewª° the kingsª of Midian,ª besideª the rest of them that were slain;ª [namely],¹ Evi,ª and Rekem,ª and Zur,ª and Hur,ª and Reba,ª fiveª kingsª of Midian:ª Balaamª also the sonª of Beorª they slewª° with the sword.ª" {Num 31:8} + "And all¹ the citiesª of the plain,ª and all¹ the kingdomª of Sihonª kingª of the Amorites,ª which¹ reignedª° in Heshbon,ª whom¹ Mosesª smoteª° with¹ the princesª of Midian,ª¹ Evi,ª and Rekem,ª and Zur,ª and Hur,ª and Reba,ª [which were] dukesª of Sihon,ª dwellingª° in the country.ª ... Balaamª also the sonª of Beor,ª the soothsayer,ª° did the childrenª of Israelª slayª° with the swordª among¹ them² that were slainª by them." {Jsh 13:21-22}
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