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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Phinehas

1300 BC - Today

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According to the Hebrew Bible, Phinehas or 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 617,047 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Phinehas is the 1,413th most popular religious figure (down from 1,350th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Jordan (up from 16th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Jordanian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Phinehas ranks 1,413 out of 2,238Before him are Joseph II of Constantinople, Felice della Rovere, Julian Cesarini, Lanfranc, Bernardin Gantin, and Emerentiana. After him are Madeleine Sophie Barat, Dorotheus of Gaza, Louis Massignon, Johannes Magnus, Christian Mortensen, and Guru Amar Das.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1300 BC, Phinehas ranks 17Before him are Amun-her-khepeshef, Henutmire, Arnuwanda III, Shutruk-Nakhunte, Lin Xin, and Sennedjem. After him are Zu Jia, Ninurta-apal-Ekur, Kurunta, Ashur-dan I, Zu Geng of Shang, and Marduk-apla-iddina I.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, Phinehas ranks 15 out of 44Before him are Philodemus (-110), Balak (null), Simon bar Giora (100), Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), Jair (-1000), and Meleager of Gadara (-130). After him are Fouad Twal (1940), Fayez Tarawneh (1949), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), and Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Jordan

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