Bible Verses About Midianites: Seduced Israel to idolatry

Isra'el stayed at Sheetim, and there the people began whoring with the women of Mo'av.

These women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, where the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

With Isra'el thus joined to Ba'al-P'or, the anger of ADONAI blazed up against Isra'el.

ADONAI said to Moshe, "Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them facing the sun before ADONAI, so that the raging fury of ADONAI will turn away from Isra'el."

Moshe said to the judges of Isra'el, "Each of you is to put to death those in his tribe who have joined themselves to Ba'al-P'or."

Just then, in the sight of Moshe and the whole community of Isra'el, as they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting, a man from Isra'el came by, bringing to his family a woman from Midyan.