Numbers 16:1

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Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, along with Dathan, Abiram (sons of Eliab), and On, son of Peleth, from the tribe of Reuben, took action.

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  • Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, rushed headlong for profit into Balaam’s error, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.
  • Exod 6:21 : 21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
  • Exod 6:18 : 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
  • Num 27:3 : 3 Our father died in the wilderness. He was not part of the group that rebelled against the LORD during Korah’s assembly, but he died because of his own sin. He had no sons.
  • Deut 11:6 : 6 And what He did to Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, son of Reuben, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, tents, and everything that followed them, in the midst of all Israel.
  • 1 Chr 5:1-2 : 1 The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel—although he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, because he defiled his father’s bed. He is not counted as the firstborn in the records. 2 Though Judah became strong among his brothers and a leader came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
  • Gen 49:3-4 : 3 'Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, and the first of my vigor, excelling in dignity and excelling in power.' 4 'Unstable as water, you will no longer excel, for you went up onto your father's bed; you defiled it—he went up onto my couch.'
  • Num 26:9-9 : 9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were the same Dathan and Abiram, community leaders who opposed Moses and Aaron as part of Korah’s assembly, inciting rebellion against the Lord. 10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, along with Korah, when that assembly died, as the fire consumed 250 men, serving as a warning sign.

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  • Num 26:8-11
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    8The descendants of Pallu: Eliab.

    9The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were the same Dathan and Abiram, community leaders who opposed Moses and Aaron as part of Korah’s assembly, inciting rebellion against the Lord.

    10The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, along with Korah, when that assembly died, as the fire consumed 250 men, serving as a warning sign.

    11However, the sons of Korah did not die.

  • Num 16:23-27
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    23Then the Lord said to Moses,

    24"Say to the assembly, 'Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'"

    25Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

    26He warned the assembly, "Move away from the tents of these wicked men! Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins."

    27So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children, and little ones at the entrances to their tents.

  • Num 16:2-3
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    2They rose up against Moses, accompanied by 250 leaders of Israel, men of reputation who had been chosen to represent the assembly.

    3They gathered against Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have taken too much upon yourselves! The whole community is holy, each one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you set yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?"

  • Num 16:5-8
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    5Then he spoke to Korah and all his followers, saying, "In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to Him, who is holy, and whom He permits to approach Him. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.

    6"Do this: Take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your followers.

    7Put fire in them and place incense on them in the presence of the Lord tomorrow. The man the Lord chooses will be the holy one. You have gone too far, sons of Levi!"

    8Moses also said to Korah, "Listen now, you sons of Levi!

  • Num 16:16-20
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    16Moses said to Korah, "You and all your followers are to appear before the Lord tomorrow—you, they, and Aaron.

    17Each man is to take his censer, put incense in it, and present it before the Lord—250 censers in all. You and Aaron are also to do the same, each with his censer.

    18So each of them took his censer, put fire and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

    19When Korah had assembled the entire community against them at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord appeared to the whole assembly.

    20The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

  • Num 16:11-12
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    11Therefore, it is against the Lord that you and all your followers have gathered. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him?"

    12Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come!

  • Deut 11:6
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    6And what He did to Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, son of Reuben, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, tents, and everything that followed them, in the midst of all Israel.

  • Num 1:16-17
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    16These were the appointed leaders of the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes; they were the heads of the clans of Israel.

    17Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

  • Exod 6:21
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    21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

  • Exod 6:24
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    24The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.

  • 1 Chr 6:1-3
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    1The sons of Levi are Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

    2These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

    3The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

  • Num 16:32-33
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    32The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households, along with all of Korah's men and all their possessions.

    33They went down alive into the grave, with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished from the community.

  • 1 Chr 1:35
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    35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

  • 1 Chr 6:37
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    37Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son.

  • Num 27:3
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    3Our father died in the wilderness. He was not part of the group that rebelled against the LORD during Korah’s assembly, but he died because of his own sin. He had no sons.

  • 1 Chr 6:16
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    16These were the men David appointed to lead the singing in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest.

  • 1 Chr 6:22
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    22The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah.

  • Ps 106:17
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    17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the company of Abiram.

  • Gen 46:11
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    11The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Num 3:17
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    17These were the names of the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 1 Chr 6:18
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    18These were the men who served, along with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel.

  • Num 4:1-2
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    1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

    2Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families and by their ancestral houses.

  • Num 4:34
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    34So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their clans and by their ancestral houses,

  • Num 3:19
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    19The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.