![]() ![]() The two sons of Amram, Kohath's eldest son, took for themselves the kingdom and the priesthood. Cause of revolt Īccording to the Rabbis, the main cause of Korah's revolt was the nomination of Elizaphan, son of Uzziel, as prince over the Kohathites, Korah arguing thus: "Kohath had four sons. On the other hand, Korah is represented as a wise man, chief of his family and as one of the Kohathites who carried the Ark of the Covenant on their shoulders. He and Haman were the two richest men in the world, and both died on account of their rapacity, and because their riches were not the gift of Heaven. The keys of Korah's treasuries alone formed a load for 300 mules. Korah is represented as the possessor of extraordinary wealth, having discovered one of the treasures that Joseph had hidden in Egypt. The rabbis of the Talmudic era explained the name "Korah" as meaning "baldness." It was given to Korah on account of the gap or blank which he made in Israel by his revolt. "Notwithstanding, the children of Korah died not" ( Numbers 26:11). God then smote 14,700 men with plague, as punishment for objecting to Korah's destruction ( Numbers 16:41ff.) Korah's Reubenite allies Dathan and Abiram were also punished when God caused the ground to split open beneath their feet swallowing them, their families, anyone associated with Korah, and all their possessions.įurthermore, the Israelites who did not like what had happened to Korah, Dathan and Abiram (and their families) objected to Moses, and God then commanded Moses to depart from the multitude. Numbers 16:1–40 indicates that Korah rebelled against Moses along with 249 co-conspirators and were punished for their rebellion when God sent fire from heaven to consume all 250 of them. According to Numbers 16:1, his lineage goes: "Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kehath, the son of Levi," making him the great-grandson of the patriarch Levi and the first cousin of Moses and Aaron. Numbers 16:1 traces this lineage back further to Levi, son of the patriarch Israel. 1 Chronicles 6:2,18,38, and 23:12, repeat this genealogy however, this reference could have been inspired by the Exodus genealogies. Exodus 6:18 connects this Korah with Hebron, Uzziel and Amram, who were his father's brothers (Izhar son of Kohath). Korah's brothers through Izhar were Nepheg and Zichri. Fresco by Sandro Botticelli in the Sistine Chapel, 1480–82.Įxodus 6:21 cites Korah as being the son of Izhar, son of Kehath, son of Levi. ![]() In the Hebrew Bible Genealogy Punishment of the Sons of Korah. The name Korah is also used for at least one other individual in the Hebrew Bible: Korah (son of Esau). Some older English translations, as well as the Douay–Rheims Bible, spell the name Core, and many Eastern European translations have Korak. Korah ( Hebrew: קֹרַח Qōraḥ Arabic: قارون Qārūn), son of Izhar, is an individual who appears in the Book of Numbers of the Hebrew Bible and four different verses in the Quran, known for leading a rebellion against Moses. Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, Gustave Doré, 1865. ![]() For other uses, see Korach (disambiguation). ![]()
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