Difference between revisions of "Korah"

<p> '''Korah''' (''kô'rah'' ), ''ice'' or ''baldness.'' 1. Second son of Esau and Aholibamah, a prince of Edom. &nbsp;Genesis 36:5; &nbsp;Genesis 36:14; &nbsp;Genesis 18:2. [[A]] son of Hebron, tribe of Judah. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 2:43. 3. [[A]] Levite who rebelled against Moses and Aaron. He was a cousin of Moses, for their fathers [[Izhar]] and [[Amram]] were brothers. &nbsp;Exodus 6:16-21. Korah and the 250 Levites whom he had enticed to join him were destroyed by fire from the Lord; while Dathan and Abiram were swallowed by the miraculous opening of the earth. &nbsp;Numbers 16:1-50; &nbsp;Psalms 106:17-18; &nbsp;Judges 1:11. But Korah's children escaped, &nbsp;Numbers 26:11; and the Korahites, or "sons of Korah," were a celebrated family of doorkeepers, singers, and poets in the time of David. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 9:17-19; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 26:1; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 20:19. To them are inscribed several psalms. &nbsp;Psalms 42:1-11; &nbsp;Psalms 44:1-26; &nbsp;Psalms 45:1-17; &nbsp;Psalms 46:1-11; &nbsp;Psalms 47:1-9; &nbsp;Psalms 48:1-14; &nbsp;Psalms 49:1-20; &nbsp;Psalms 84:1-12; &nbsp;Psalms 85:1-13; &nbsp;Psalms 87:1-7; &nbsp;Psalms 88:1-18. </p>