Korah in the Bible

Meaning: baldness; ice; frost

Exact Match

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, took both Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben;

Verse ConceptsRevolts

And he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying, Even tomorrow Jehovah will show who are His, and him who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him; even him whom He has chosen, He will cause to come near to Him.

Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingMorningGod's Action TomorrowPeople Belong To God

and that He has brought you near, Korah, and all your brothers, sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking for the priesthood also?

Verse ConceptsPriesthood, In OtSeeking For Abstract Things

And Moses said to Korah, Stand before Jehovah, you and all your company, you and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.

Verse ConceptsMan's Action Tomorrow

And Korah gathered all the congregation against them, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And the glory of Jehovah appeared to all the congregation.

Verse ConceptsAssembling At The Doorway

So they got away from the tent of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, on every side. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their infants.

Now Korah, Dathan, and Abiram stood at the entrance to their tents with their wives, sons, and little children. Then Moses said, "This is how you'll know that the LORD has sent me to do all these awesome works they're not coming merely from me.

Verse ConceptsMessengerNot AloneKnowing Facts

And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who were for Korah, and all their goods.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfThe Ground Being SplitSwallowingpossessions

a memorial to the sons of Israel, that no stranger not of the seed of Aaron may come near to offer incense before Jehovah, so that he may not be as Korah and as his company, as Jehovah said to him by the hand of Moses.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesStrangersExclusion

And those who died in the plague were fourteen thousand, seven hundred, besides the ones who died about the matter of Korah.

Verse ConceptsEleven To Nineteen ThousandDeath As Punishment

So you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar [of burnt offering and the altar of incense], so that there will no longer be wrath on the Israelites [as with Korah, Dathan, and Abiram].

Verse ConceptsSanctuaryAction Lest God Be AngryResponsibility

The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Yahweh,

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.

Verse ConceptsSwallowingTwo Hundred And SomeOther References To Mouths

These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Korah fathered Amram.

Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of those who gathered themselves against Jehovah in the company of Korah, but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

Verse ConceptsDying In The WildernessSinners Grasped By DeathDeath Of A Father

Thematic Bible



Just as he finished saying all these things, the ground under them split open.

After this, fire came from the LORD and incinerated the 250 men who offered the incense.


The descendants of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were removed from the community because they joined the rebellion against Moses and Aaron, as did Korah's company when they rebelled against the LORD. The ground had opened its mouth and swallowed them up, along with Korah. Also, that group died when the fire devoured 250 men as a warning sign,

and what he did to Eliab's sons Dathan and Abiram, descendants of Reuben, when the ground opened up and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing belonging to them in the full sight of Israel.

The earth opened and swallowed Dathan, closing over Abiram's clan.

11How terrible it will be for them! For they lived like Cain did , rushed headlong into Balaam's error to make a profit, and destroyed themselves, as happened in Korah's rebellion.



These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, who was the daughter of Zibeon. She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah for Esau.

Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, who were born to him in the territory of Canaan.

These were the descendants of Esau's wife Oholibamah: tribal leaders Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These tribal leaders descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, Anah's daughter.


The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the families of the descendants of Korah.

Kohath's descendants included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Now Kohath lived for 133 years.

The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.


Kohath's descendants included Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir,


Hebron's descendants were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.


Moses also told Korah, "Listen now, you descendants of Levi! Is it such an insignificant thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelis to draw you to himself, appointing you to do the work of the tent of the LORD and to stand before the community to minister to them? He brought you near, along with all of your relatives, the descendants of Levi. Are you also seeking the priesthood? read more.
Therefore you and your group have conspired against the LORD and Aaron. What is it that causes you to complain against him?"


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