The BibleGospel Companion

Korah

קֹ֫רַח · qo.rach · H7141IΚορέ · Kore · G28791 other spelling“baldness; ice; frost” Hitchcock's 186938 mentions in 6 books, most in Numbers (16)
Illustration — not a likeness; generated for Gospel Companion in the app's painting style — Korah
Illustration — not a likeness; generated for Gospel Companion in the app's painting style

Who he was

Korah was a Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness (Num.16). He was the son of Izhar, from the Kohathite clan (Exo.6.21,24). Korah, along with Dathan, Abiram, and 250 well-known community leaders, accused Moses and Aaron of exalting themselves above the congregation (Numbers 16:1–3). When Korah's followers presented incense offerings, the Lord destroyed them with fire (Numbers 16:35). The earth opened and swallowed Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and their households (Numbers 16:31–33). Korah's sons, however, did not die (Numbers 26:11). The bronze censers of the rebels were made into a covering for the altar, as a reminder not to rebel against the Lord (Numbers 16:38–40). Korah's descendants became temple musicians (1Ch.6.22,37; Psa.42-49; 84-88) and gatekeepers (1 Chronicles 9:19; 26.1,19). Some were mighty warriors who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:6), and others settled in Jerusalem after the exile (1 Chronicles 9:31). The Korahites also sang at the reign of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:19) and were listed among the Levite clans (Numbers 26:58).

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Family

FatherIzharSiblingsNepheg, Zichri, ShelomithChildrenAssir, Elkanah, Ebiasaph
Family relations: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

38 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
ExodusChapter 6: 2 mentions2 mentions
Exodus 6:21The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.Exodus 6:24The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
NumbersChapter 16: 11 mentionsChapter 26: 4 mentionsChapter 27: 1 mention16 mentions
Numbers 16:1Now 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, took some men.Numbers 16:5He 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…Numbers 16:6Do this: have Korah and all his company take censers,Numbers 16:8Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi!Numbers 16:16Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company go before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.Numbers 16:19Korah assembled all the congregation opposite them to the door of the Tent of Meeting. Yahweh’s glory appeared to all the congregation.Numbers 16:24“Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from around the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram!’”Numbers 16:27So 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…Numbers 16:32The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.Numbers 16:40to be a memorial to the children of Israel, to the end that no stranger who isn’t of the offspring of Aaron, would come near to burn incense before Yahweh, that he not be as Korah and as…Numbers 16:49Now those who died by the plague were fourteen thousand seven hundred, in addition to those who died about the matter of Korah.Numbers 26:9The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah…Numbers 26:10and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died; at the time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.Numbers 26:11Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn’t die.Numbers 26:58These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korahites. Kohath…Numbers 27:3“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin. He had no sons.
1 ChroniclesChapter 6: 2 mentionsChapter 9: 2 mentionsChapter 12: 1 mentionChapter 26: 2 mentions7 mentions
1 Chronicles 6:22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,1 Chronicles 6:37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,1 Chronicles 9:19Shallum was the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of…1 Chronicles 9:31Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.1 Chronicles 12:6Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites;1 Chronicles 26:1For the divisions of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.1 Chronicles 26:19These were the divisions of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.
2 ChroniclesChapter 20: 1 mention1 mention
2 Chronicles 20:19The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceedingly loud voice.
PsalmsChapter 42: 1 mentionChapter 44: 1 mentionChapter 45: 1 mentionChapter 46: 1 mentionChapter 47: 1 mentionChapter 48: 1 mentionChapter 49: 1 mentionChapter 84: 1 mentionChapter 85: 1 mentionChapter 87: 1 mentionChapter 88: 1 mention11 mentions
Psalms 42:1For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.Psalms 44:1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm. We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.Psalms 45:1For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like…Psalms 46:1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Psalms 47:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!Psalms 48:1A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.Psalms 49:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,Psalms 84:1For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!Psalms 85:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.Psalms 87:1A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.Psalms 88:1A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Suffering of Affliction.” A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite. Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have…
JudeChapter 1: 1 mention1 mention
Jude 1:11Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in Korah’s rebellion.

What the dictionary says

Ice, hail.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Read the article →

Sources