Thematic Bible: Korah


Thematic Bible



And while these words were on his lips, the earth under them was parted in two;

Then fire came out from the Lord, burning up the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the perfume.


And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who had a place in the meeting of the people, who together with Korah made an outcry against Moses and Aaron and against the Lord: And they went down into the open mouth of the earth, together with Korah, when death overtook him and all his band; at the time when two hundred and fifty men were burned in the fire, and they became a sign.

And what he did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben; when they went down into the open mouth of the earth, with their families and their tents and every living thing which was theirs, before the eyes of all Israel:

The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.

A curse on them! They have gone in the way of Cain, running uncontrolled into the error of Balaam for reward, and have come to destruction by saying evil against the Lord, like Korah.



And these are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon: she was the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Oholibamah was the mother of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; these are the sons of Esau, whose birth took place in the land of Canaan.

And these are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah: these were the chiefs who came from Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.


And the sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korahites.

And the sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel: and the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three.

And the sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zichri.


The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,


And the sons of Hebron: Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema.


And Moses said to Korah, Give ear now, you sons of Levi: Does it seem only a small thing to you that the God of Israel has made you separate from the rest of Israel, letting you come near himself to do the work of the House of the Lord, and to take your place before the people to do what has to be done for them; Letting you, and all your brothers the sons of Levi, come near to him? and would you now be priests? read more.
So you and all your band have come together against the Lord; and Aaron, who is he, that you are crying out against him?


Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain