Numbers 25:15

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The name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Shittim was Israel’s campsite east of the Jordan, in Moab’s plains near Mount Peor, where Moabite and Midianite influence drew Israelites into Baal worship and sexual sin. Numbers 25:15 identifies the slain Midianite woman as a leader’s daughter, underscoring the organized threat behind this covenantal rebellion.

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Numbers 25:15 mentions Midian, Moab, Peor and Shittim.