Korah

Korah is an Aaron's adversary living at the time of Egypt and the wilderness, from the tribe of Levi. He is named in 21 verses of the Bible, first in Exodus 6:21.

Family

Verses

Exodus

• Exodus 6:21
  And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
• Exodus 6:24
  And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.

Numbers

• Numbers 16:1
  Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
• Numbers 16:5
  And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.
• Numbers 16:6
  This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,
• Numbers 16:8
  And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!
• Numbers 16:16
  And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.
• Numbers 16:19
  And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
• Numbers 16:24
  Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.“Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
• Numbers 16:27
  So they gat up from the tabernacle 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 little children.So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
• Numbers 16:32
  And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
• Numbers 16:40
  To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.
• Numbers 16:49
  Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.
• Numbers 26:9
  And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
• Numbers 26:10
  And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
• Numbers 26:11
  Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.However, the line of Korah did not die out.
• Numbers 27:3
  Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.“Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among the followers of Korah who gathered together against the LORD. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 6:22
  The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,The descendants of Kohath:
• 1 Chronicles 6:37
  The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
• 1 Chronicles 9:19
  And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.

Jude

• Jude 1:11
  Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.