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Korah

A Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron and was swallowed by the earth.

Role: Levite rebel

Lived: c. 13th century BC

Belonged to: Tribe of Levi

Tribe/lineage: Levi

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1

Tribe & people

BibleOf the tribe of Levi.

Numbers 16:32

Where in scripture

Numbers

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.
Numbers 16:32 — The earth opens

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Numbers 16:32

Family

In their own words — 1 recorded saying

“They came together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take overmuch on yourselves, seeing that all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then have you put yourselves in authority over the people of the Lord?” — Numbers 16:3

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).