[Avodah] kohen in war / pinchas & kehuna

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 02:12:34PM -0700, Eli Turkel wrote:
: On another matter I was asked this shabbat why Pinchas was not
: included in the original establishment of the kohanim just as his
: grandfather, father and uncles were

If he was not originally included (see RDR's recent post, or my survey of
"berisi shalom" from last week)...

When was Pinechas born? Was he 20 yet at the time of the meshichah?
Perhaps he was simply too young.

It's hard to figure out from his age, because Pinechas (even without
mixing Eliyahu in) was still alive 300 years later serving as Kohein
Gadol in Mishkan Shilo during the story of the Pilegesh beGiv'ah. Given
the supernatural lifespan, there is no way to say he couldn't possibly
be 20 because otherwise...

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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