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Halachaהלכה

Was Pinchas Acting as a Rodef?

Pinchas

The sources examine whether Pinchas's killing of Zimri and Kozbi constitutes an act of zealotry (kana'im pog'in bo) or falls under the legal category of a rodef (pursuer). Classical and medieval legal texts establish the narrow conditions under which such intervention is permitted and explore the boundaries between justified zealous action and unlawful homicide.

שֶׁהֲרֵי רוֹדֵף הוּא

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