Korah
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Korah is a biblical figure known for leading a rebellion against Moses and Aaron during the Israelites’ wilderness journey.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Levite
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ |
| ancestor | Levi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rebellion in the wilderness
ⓘ
sin of presumption ⓘ |
| challenges |
Aaron’s priesthood
ⓘ
Moses’ leadership ⓘ |
| claims | “all the congregation are holy” ⓘ |
| clanOf | Kohath ⓘ |
| conspiresWith |
Abiram
ⓘ
Dathan ⓘ |
| deathDescribedAs | judgment from God ⓘ |
| descendantsAssociatedWith |
Levitical temple service
ⓘ
psalm authorship ⓘ |
| descendantsKnownAs |
Sons of Korah
ⓘ
surface form:
sons of Korah
|
| descendantsMentionedIn |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
|
| diesBy | earth opening and swallowing ⓘ |
| father | Izhar ⓘ |
| gathersSupportFrom | 250 Israelite leaders ⓘ |
| grandfather | Kohath ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName |
Korah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
קֹרַח
|
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| leadsRebellionAgainst |
Aaron
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Numbers
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| nameUsedAs | symbol of rebellion against God’s appointed leaders ⓘ |
| opposes | Aaronic priesthood exclusivity ⓘ |
| punishedBy |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| rebellionDescribedIn |
Sons of Korah
ⓘ
surface form:
Numbers 16
|
| referencedIn |
Deuteronomy 11:6
ⓘ
Jude 11 ⓘ Numbers 26:9–11 ⓘ Psalm titles “of the sons of Korah” ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aaron
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islamic exegesis (as Qarun) ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | example of divine judgment ⓘ |
| sonsNotDestroyedInRebellion | true ⓘ |
| tribeOf | Levi ⓘ |
| usedAsWarningExampleIn | Epistle of Jude ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dathan
this entity surface form:
קֹרַח