Korah
Edomite chief, descendant of Eliphaz
A written article for Korah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Korah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.
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1800 BC1700 BC
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Korahc. 1700 BC
Original word
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קֹרַח korahH7141
Citations
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Where Korah appears in Scripture
וְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה יָֽלְדָה אֶת-(יעיש) יְעוּשׁ וְאֶת-יַעְלָם וְאֶת-קֹרַח אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו אֲשֶׁר יֻלְּדוּ-לוֹ בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃
And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
וְאֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה בַת-עֲנָה בַּת-צִבְעוֹן אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו וַתֵּלֶד לְעֵשָׂו אֶת-(יעיש) יְעוּשׁ וְאֶת-יַעְלָם וְאֶת-קֹֽרַח׃
And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
אַלּֽוּף-קֹרַח אַלּוּף גַּעְתָּם אַלּוּף עֲמָלֵק אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָֽה׃
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף יְעוּשׁ אַלּוּף יַעְלָם אַלּוּף קֹרַח אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אָֽהֳלִיבָמָה בַּת-עֲנָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
וּבְנֵי קֹרַח אַסִּיר וְאֶלְקָנָה וַאֲבִֽיאָסָף אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַקָּרְחִֽי׃
And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
וַיִּקַּח קֹרַח בֶּן-יִצְהָר בֶּן-קְהָת בֶּן-לֵוִי וְדָתָן וַֽאֲבִירָם בְּנֵי אֱלִיאָב וְאוֹן בֶּן-פֶּלֶת בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵֽן׃
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:
וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל-קֹרַח וְאֶֽל-כָּל-עֲדָתוֹ לֵאמֹר בֹּקֶר וְיֹדַע יְהוָה אֶת-אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ וְאֶת-הַקָּדוֹשׁ וְהִקְרִיב אֵלָיו וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר-בּוֹ יַקְרִיב אֵלָֽיו׃
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.
זֹאת עֲשׂוּ קְחוּ-לָכֶם מַחְתּוֹת קֹרַח וְכָל-עֲדָתֽוֹ׃
This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-קֹרַח שִׁמְעוּ-נָא בְּנֵי לֵוִֽי׃
And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-קֹרַח אַתָּה וְכָל-עֲדָתְךָ הֱיוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אַתָּה וָהֵם וְאַֽהֲרֹן מָחָֽר׃
And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:
וַיַּקְהֵל עֲלֵיהֶם קֹרַח אֶת-כָּל-הָעֵדָה אֶל-פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַיֵּרָא כְבוֹד-יְהוָה אֶל-כָּל-הָֽעֵדָֽה׃
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.
דַּבֵּר אֶל-הָֽעֵדָה לֵאמֹר הֵֽעָלוּ מִסָּבִיב לְמִשְׁכַּן-קֹרַח דָּתָן וַֽאֲבִירָֽם׃
Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
וַיֵּֽעָלוּ מֵעַל מִשְׁכַּן-קֹרֶח דָּתָן וַֽאֲבִירָם מִסָּבִיב וְדָתָן וַֽאֲבִירָם יָֽצְאוּ נִצָּבִים פֶּתַח אָֽהֳלֵיהֶם וּנְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם וְטַפָּֽם׃
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.
וַתִּפְתַּח הָאָרֶץ אֶת-פִּיהָ וַתִּבְלַע אֹתָם וְאֶת-בָּֽתֵּיהֶם וְאֵת כָּל-הָֽאָדָם אֲשֶׁר לְקֹרַח וְאֵת כָּל-הָֽרְכֽוּשׁ׃
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.
זִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-יִקְרַב אִישׁ זָר אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִזֶּרַע אַֽהֲרֹן הוּא לְהַקְטִיר קְטֹרֶת לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְלֹֽא-יִהְיֶה כְקֹרַח וְכַעֲדָתוֹ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה בְּיַד-מֹשֶׁה לֽוֹ׃
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.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ הַמֵּתִים בַּמַּגֵּפָה אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת מִלְּבַד הַמֵּתִים עַל-דְּבַר-קֹֽרַח׃
Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.
וּבְנֵי אֱלִיאָב נְמוּאֵל וְדָתָן וַֽאֲבִירָם הֽוּא-דָתָן וַֽאֲבִירָם (קרואי) קְרִיאֵי הָֽעֵדָה אֲשֶׁר הִצּוּ עַל-מֹשֶׁה וְעַֽל-אַהֲרֹן בַּֽעֲדַת-קֹרַח בְּהַצֹּתָם עַל-יְהוָֽה׃
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:
וַתִּפְתַּח הָאָרֶץ אֶת-פִּיהָ וַתִּבְלַע אֹתָם וְאֶת-קֹרַח בְּמוֹת הָֽעֵדָה בַּֽאֲכֹל הָאֵשׁ אֵת חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתַיִם אִישׁ וַיִּֽהְיוּ לְנֵֽס׃
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.
אָבִינוּ מֵת בַּמִּדְבָּר וְהוּא לֹֽא-הָיָה בְּתוֹךְ הָֽעֵדָה הַנּֽוֹעָדִים עַל-יְהוָה בַּֽעֲדַת-קֹרַח כִּֽי-בְחֶטְאוֹ מֵת וּבָנִים לֹא-הָיוּ לֽוֹ׃
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.
בְּנֵי עֵשָׂו אֱלִיפַז רְעוּאֵל וִיעוּשׁ וְיַעְלָם וְקֹֽרַח׃
The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
וּבְנֵי חֶבְרוֹן קֹרַח וְתַפֻּחַ וְרֶקֶם וָשָֽׁמַע׃
And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
בְּנֵי קְהָת עַמִּֽינָדָב בְּנוֹ קֹרַח בְּנוֹ אַסִּיר בְּנֽוֹ׃
The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
בֶּן-תַּחַת בֶּן-אַסִּיר בֶּן-אֶבְיָסָף בֶּן-קֹֽרַח׃
The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
וְשַׁלּוּם בֶּן-קוֹרֵא בֶּן-אֶבְיָסָף בֶּן-קֹרַח וְֽאֶחָיו לְבֵית-אָבִיו הַקָּרְחִים עַל מְלֶאכֶת הָֽעֲבוֹדָה שֹֽׁמְרֵי הַסִּפִּים לָאֹהֶל וַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם עַל-מַֽחֲנֵה יְהוָה שֹֽׁמְרֵי הַמָּבֽוֹא׃
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.
לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי-קֹרַח עַֽל-עֲלָמוֹת שִֽׁיר׃
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.
לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל-הַגִּתִּית לִבְנֵי-קֹרַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לִבְנֵי קֹרַח לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל-מָחֲלַת לְעַנּוֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְהֵימָן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃
A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל-שֹׁשַׁנִּים לִבְנֵי-קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּיל שִׁיר יְדִידֹֽת׃
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.