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Korah Works against Moses. 16 Now Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, caused trouble. 2 They came in front of Moses, together with some of the sons of Israel.
New Living Translation. Korah’s Rebellion. 16 One day Korah son of Izhar, a descendant of Kohath son of Levi, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, from the tribe of Reuben. 2 They incited a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 other leaders of the community, all prominent members of the assembly. 3 ...
- Korah, The Man of Stature
- Korah’s Rebellion
- Miraculous Demise
- The Aftermath
- Korah’s Descendants
- Of Blue Threads Anddoorposts
- In The Hands of TheWoman
- Korah’s Complaint: Adeeper Look
Korah1was a great-grandson of Levi, the third of Jacob’s twelve sons, and a firstcousin to Moses and Aaron, the Jewish leader and High Priest, respectively. Korah was born in Egypt,2at the time when the Jews were enslaved to King Pharaoh. He experienced themiraculous Exodus from Egypt and journey through the Red Sea on dry land, andreceived the Tor...
Korah was jealous of the fact that Aaron had been chosen asHigh Priest, to the exclusion of anyone else. Furthermore, his cousin Elitzafanhad been chosen as head of the Levite family of Kehot, to which Korah belonged,5and Korah felt this position was rightfully his. These personal grievances led Korah to stage a full-blownrebellion. Accompanied by ...
At this point, Moses warned the Jews to stay clear of thetents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram. Addressing the crowd, he foretold of thepunishment that would befall them: the earth would open its mouth and swallowthem alive. As Moses finished speaking, the earth indeed opened up andswallowed Korah and his two cohorts along with their families and posse...
As a reminder to the nation of the calamitous outcome of therebellion, Aaron’s son Elazar was instructed to melt the pans and craft them asplates to cover the Tabernaclealtar. To further demonstrate that Aaron was Divinely chosen, eachtribe was instructed to give a staff to Moses, upon which was inscribed thename of the tribe’s leader. On the staff...
At first, Korah’s three sons, Asir, Elkanah and Aviasaf,joined in their father’s quarrel. However, soon after, they regretted theiractions and repented. As a result, they were spared their father’s fate andsurvived.6Indeed, Korah’s descendants were among the Levites who sang in Holy Temple,7and a number of psalms in the Book of Psalms8were either c...
The Midrashfills in some of the drama of Korah’s uprising.Korah tried to undermine Moses by pointing to laws he viewed as illogical. He began by focusing on the mitzvah of tzitzit, the commandment to attach strings to the corners of ourgarments, one of which should ideally be wool that is dyed blue or purple.11Korah prepared 250 cloaks without tzit...
Another Midrashic passage contrasts Korah and another formercrony named On ben Peleth. Focusing on the verse in Proverbs,13“A wise woman builds her home, while a foolish one destroys it,” the Talmudstates: “A wise woman builds her home—this refers to the wife of On benPeleth;A foolish one destroys it—this refers to the wife of Korah.” What happened...
The connection of a Jew with G‑d consists of two dimensions:the spiritual connection achieved through Torah study and contemplation of theDivine, and the connection accomplished through performing G‑d’s mitzvot(commandments), the majority of which involve material activities and objects. Korah understood that Moses and Aaron’s spiritualachievements...
Jul 14, 2023 · The name “Korah” is mentioned 44 times in the Bible, always in the Old Testament. The phrase “sons of Korah” appears in Exodus 6:24, Numbers 26:11, and then in the first verses of Psalms 42, 44-48 inclusive. Who were they?
But the Bible’s very silence about his motives directs our attention away from Korah’s true intention to his stated argument. Korah said: “All the community are holy… Why then do you raise yourselves above the Lord’s congregation?”
Korah ( Hebrew: קֹרַח Qōraḥ; Arabic: قارون Qārūn ), son of Izhar, is an individual who appears in the Biblical Book of Numbers of the Old Testament ( Hebrew Bible) and four different verses in the Quran, known for leading a rebellion against Moses.
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