Korah Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Korah, a Levite who rebelled against Moses and Aaron; his descendants became temple musicians and gatekeepers.
son of Izhar (EXO 6:21) who rebelled against G-d and Moses (Numbers chapter 16)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Levi › Kohath › Izhar › Korah
Names
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Korah
baldness; ice; frost
- en Levite · Also called
- en Core · Also called
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Korah
· Also called · H7141 · EXO 6:21 shaven, bald
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קֹ֥רַח
qorach · H7141 · EXO 6:21 shaven, bald
- he קֹ֫רַח · H7141I
- he קׇרְחִי · H7145
- el Κορε Kore · EXO 6:21
- el Κορέ · G2879
- bg Корей
Mentioned in (49)
Exod 6:21
Exod 6:24
Num 16:1
Num 16:5
Num 16:6
Num 16:8
Num 16:16
Num 16:19
Num 16:24
Num 16:27
Num 16:32
Num 16:40
Num 16:49
Num 26:9
Num 26:10
Num 26:11
Num 26:58
Num 27:3
1 Chr 6:22
1 Chr 6:37
1 Chr 9:19
1 Chr 9:31
1 Chr 12:6
1 Chr 26:1
1 Chr 26:19
2 Chr 20:19
Ps 42:0
Ps 42:1
Ps 44:0
Ps 44:1
Ps 45:0
Ps 45:1
Ps 46:0
Ps 46:1
Ps 47:0
Ps 47:1
Ps 48:0
Ps 48:1
Ps 49:0
Ps 49:1
Ps 84:0
Ps 84:1
Ps 85:0
Ps 85:1
Ps 87:0
Ps 87:1
Ps 88:0
Ps 88:1
Jude 1:11
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Conditional birth estimate
Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.
The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.
Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.
| Relative / anchor year | Generations | Conditional interval |
|---|---|---|
| Kohath · 1705 BC Ancestor |
2 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1665 BC – 1615 BC |
| Levi · 1748 BC Ancestor |
3 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1688 BC – 1613 BC |
| Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor |
4 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1755 BC – 1655 BC |
| Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor |
5 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1795 BC – 1670 BC |
| Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor |
5 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1776 BC – 1651 BC |
| Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor |
6 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1875 BC – 1725 BC |
| Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor |
6 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1865 BC – 1715 BC |
| Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor |
7 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1950 BC – 1215 BC |
| Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor |
8 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1956 BC – 1116 BC |
| Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor |
8 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1856 BC – 1016 BC |
| Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor |
9 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1961 BC – 1016 BC |
| Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor |
10 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1968 BC – 918 BC |
| Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor |
11 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1973 BC – 818 BC |
| Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor |
12 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1982 BC – 722 BC |
| Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor |
13 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1987 BC – 622 BC |
| Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor |
15 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1972 BC – 397 BC |
| Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor |
16 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2047 BC – 367 BC |
| Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor |
17 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2523 BC – 738 BC |
| Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor |
18 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2680 BC – 790 BC |
| Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor |
19 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2842 BC – 847 BC |
| Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor |
20 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2882 BC – 782 BC |
| Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor |
21 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3019 BC – 814 BC |
| Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor |
22 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3059 BC – 749 BC |
| Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor |
23 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3104 BC – 689 BC |
| Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor |
23 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3429 BC – 1014 BC |
| Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor |
24 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3169 BC – 649 BC |
| Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor |
24 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3404 BC – 884 BC |
| Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor |
24 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3405 BC – 885 BC |
| Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor |
25 25–130 years per generation |
c. 3249 BC – 624 BC |
| Samuel · 1153 BC Descendant |
16 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1873 BC – 1473 BC |
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Korah Article
STEPBible TIPNR
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 (Num 16:1-3). When Korah's followers presented incense offerings, the Lord destroyed them with fire (Num 16:35). The earth opened and swallowed Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and their households (Num 16:31-33). Korah's sons, however, did not die (Num 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 (Num 16:38-40). Korah's descendants became temple musicians (1Ch.6.22,37; Psa.42-49; 84-88) and gatekeepers (1Ch 9:19; 26.1,19). Some were mighty warriors who joined David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:6), and others settled in Jerusalem after the exile (1Ch 9:31). The Korahites also sang at the reign of Jehoshaphat (2Ch 20:19) and were listed among the Levite clans (Num 26:58).
Korah 2 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A Levite, the son of Izhar, the brother of Amram, the father of Moses and Aaron (Ex. 6:21). The institution of the Aaronic priesthood and the Levitical service at Sinai was a great religious revolution. The old priesthood of the heads of families passed away. This gave rise to murmurings and discontent, while the Israelites were encamped at Kadesh for the first time, which came to a head in a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, headed by Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Two hundred and fifty princes, “men of renown” i.e., well-known men from among the other tribes, joined this conspiracy. The whole company demanded of Moses and Aaron that the old state of things should be restored, alleging that “they took too much upon them” (Num. 16:1-3). On the morning after the outbreak, Korah and his associates presented themselves at the door of the tabernacle, and “took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon.” But immediately “fire from the Lord” burst forth and destroyed them all (Num. 16:35). Dathan and Abiram “came out and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children,” and it came to pass “that the ground clave asunder that was under them; and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up.” A plague thereafter began among the people who sympathized in the rebellion, and was only stayed by Aaron’s appearing between the living and the dead, and making “an atonement for the people” (16:47).
The descendants of the sons of Korah who did not participate in the rebellion afterwards rose to eminence in the Levitical service.
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Korah_3) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Korah@Exo.6.21-Jud) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, korah_1795)