RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Phinehas

1300 BC - Today

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According to the Hebrew Bible, Phinehas (also spelled Phineas, ; Hebrew: פִּינְחָס, Modern: Pīnḥas, Tiberian: Pīnəḥās, Ancient Greek: Φινεες Phinees, Latin: Phinees) was a priest during the Israelites' Exodus journey. The grandson of Aaron and son of Eleazar, the High Priests (Exodus 6:25), he distinguished himself as a youth at Shittim with his zeal against the heresy of Peor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phinehas has received more than 672,279 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Phinehas is the 1,189th most popular religious figure (up from 1,401st in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Jordan (up from 15th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Jordanian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 670k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Phinehas ranks 1,189 out of 3,187. Before him are Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Catherine of Genoa, Charles de Bourbon, Gerasimus of the Jordan, Michael Michai Kitbunchu, and Gabriel Urgebadze. After him are Theodore of Mopsuestia, Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Kuchum, Ippolito de' Medici, and Marcabru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1300 BC, Phinehas ranks 13. Before him are Bintanath, Suppiluliuma II, Amun-her-khepeshef, Wu Ding, Tudḫaliya IV, and Henutmire. After him are Shutruk-Nakhunte, Lin Xin, Arnuwanda III, Zu Jia, Iset Ta-Hemdjert, and Sennedjem.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Phinehas ranks 14 out of 59. Before him are Nicomachus (60), Menippus (-290), Philodemus (-110), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Balak (null), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966). After him are Meleager of Gadara (-130), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Simon bar Giora (100), Jair (-1000), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), and Fouad Twal (1940).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Jordan

Among religious figures born in Jordan, Phinehas ranks 5. Before him are Aaron (-1396), Al-Mansur (714), Jephthah (-1118), and Balak (null). After him are Jair (-1000), Fouad Twal (1940), and Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham (1948).

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