Phinehas ’ prompt action stopped the punishing scourge that had already claimed the lives of 24,000, and Jehovah rewarded him with a covenant for the priesthood to remain in his line to time indefinite. ​ — Numbers 25: 4 - 13; The New English Bible.
त्याच्या ‘ ईर्षायुक्‍त क्रोधाबद्दल ’ अर्थात ‘ देवाविषयी ईर्षा ’ दाखवल्याबद्दल त्याची प्रशंसा करण्यात आली.