This document is about Korah (Levite). For other homonyms, please refer to the Korah document.
Korah was a Levite, a descendant of Kohath. In Exodus, he is mentioned as the son of Izhar, and in 1 Chronicles, as the son of Amminadab. It is presumed that Amminadab and Izhar are the same person.
Exodus 6:16The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.Exodus 6:17The sons of Kohath): Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.Exodus 6:18The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
Exodus 6:21The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri.
1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.1 Chronicles 6:2The children of Amram: Aaron), Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 6:22Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
Numbers 16:1They rose up before Moses, with some of the children of Israel, two hundred fifty princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown.Numbers 16:2They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much on yourself, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Yahweh is among them! Why do you lift yourselves up above Yahweh’s assembly?”Numbers 16:3When Moses heard it, he fell on his face.
Numbers 16:4He said to Korah and to all his company, “In the morning, Yahweh will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him. Even him whom he shall choose, he will cause to come near to him.Numbers 16:5Do this: have Korah and all his company take censers,Numbers 16:6put fire in them, and put incense on them before Yahweh tomorrow. It shall be that the man whom Yahweh chooses, he shall be holy. You have gone too far, you sons of Levi!”Numbers 16:7Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi!Numbers 16:8Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel) has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of Yahweh’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them;Numbers 16:9and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? Do you seek the priesthood also?Numbers 16:10Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against Yahweh! What is Aaron that you complain against him?”Numbers 16:11Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, “We won’t come up!
또한 같이 동조한 다단과 아비람과 온에게 나오라고 했으나 그들은 오히려 모세에게 '젓과 꿀이 흐르는 땅으로 인도하지도 않았고, 모세가 왕이 되려 한다'고 비난했다.
Numbers 16:12Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but you must also make yourself a prince over us?Numbers 16:13Moreover you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We won’t come up.”Numbers 16:14Moses was very angry, and said to Yahweh, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.”Numbers 16:15Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company go before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.Numbers 16:16Each man take his censer and put incense on it, and each man bring before Yahweh his censer, two hundred fifty censers; you also, and Aaron, each with his censer.”Numbers 16:17They each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron.Numbers 16:18Korah assembled all the congregation opposite them to the door of the Tent of Meeting. Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the congregation.Numbers 16:19Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,Numbers 16:20“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!”Numbers 16:21They fell on their faces, and said, “God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?”Numbers 16:22Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,Numbers 16:23“Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!’ ”Numbers 16:24Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.Numbers 16:25He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!”Numbers 16:26So they went away from the tent of Korah, Dathan), and Abiram, on every side. Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents with their wives, their sons, and their little ones.Numbers 16:27Moses said, “Hereby you shall know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works; for they are not from my own mind.Numbers 16:28If these men die the common death of all men, or if they experience what all men experience, then Yahweh hasn’t sent me.Numbers 16:29But if Yahweh makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up with all that belong to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall understand that these men have despised Yahweh.”Numbers 16:30As he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split apart.Numbers 16:31The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.Numbers 16:32So they, and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol. The earth closed on them, and they perished from among the assembly.Numbers 16:33All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
Numbers 16:34Fire came out from Yahweh, and devoured the two hundred fifty men who offered the incense.Numbers 16:35Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Numbers 26:11The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin), the family of the Jachinites;