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Korah

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Korah (kō`rə), in the Bible.

1 Levite leader, with Dathan and Abiram, of the unsuccessful revolt in the desert against the exclusive priesthood of the Aaronic family and against the leadership of Moses; the rebels were consumed by fire and earthquake.

2 Levitical family, perhaps descended from (1,) that had duties as doorkeepers and singers in the Temple.

Korah
rose up against Moses; slain by Jehovah. [O.T.: Numbers 16:1–3]
See : Rebellion
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Preternatural terrors rested upon the Hebrews, when under the feet of Korah and his company the live ground opened and swallowed them up for ever; yet not a modern sun ever sets, but in precisely the same manner the live sea swallows up ships and crews.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
 
 
 
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