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• Korah's RebellionBible

  Korah's rebellion is an event recorded in Numbers 16 in which Korah the Levite and Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben, together with 250 leaders, challenged the authority of Moses and Aaron and were judged.

• Numbers 16Bible

  Numbers 16 records how Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and 250 leaders rose up against the authority of Moses and Aaron and were swallowed by the earth and consumed by fire. It also tells how, on the following day, a plague broke out because of the congregation's murmuring and was stopped when Aaron made atonement with his censer.

• Numbers 17Bible

  Numbers 17 is the chapter in which, after Korah's rebellion, Aaron's rod alone among the rods of the twelve tribes buds and bears fruit, showing that God had chosen Aaron and the tribe of Levi for the priestly office.

• Numbers 18Bible

  Numbers 18 distinguishes the duties of the priests from those of the Levites. It establishes the portion the priests are to receive, the tithe given to the Levites, and the "tithe of the tithe" that the Levites in turn offer.

• Aaron's Rod That BuddedBible

  An event recorded in Numbers 17 in which, of the rods belonging to the leaders of the twelve tribes, only Aaron's rod sprouted, blossomed, and bore fruit overnight. It is recorded as a sign confirming that God had chosen the house of Aaron for the priesthood.

• Psalm 85Bible

  Psalm 85 is a psalm of the sons of Korah that recalls God's past grace in bringing back the captives, pleads with Him to revive His people again, and portrays a restoration in which mercy and truth, righteousness and peace meet together.

• Psalm 46Bible

  Psalm 46 is a psalm of the sons of Korah. It proclaims that God's people will not fear, though the earth and the sea are shaken and the nations are in uproar, because God is their refuge and dwells in the midst of His city. It is known as the basis for Martin Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."

• Psalm 44Bible

  Psalm 44 is a song of the sons of Korah. In this lament, the community recalls God's deliverance in the days of their fathers and then cries out "Awake" because it has suffered defeat and shame despite keeping the covenant.

• Psalm 45Bible

  Psalm 45 is a "song of loves" of the sons of Korah. A royal wedding psalm, it praises the king's majesty, victories, and everlasting throne and celebrates the marriage in which the bride is brought into the royal palace. Verses 6–7 are quoted in Hebrews 1.

• Psalm 49Bible

  Psalm 49 is a wisdom psalm of the sons of Korah. It teaches that even those who trust in wealth cannot escape death or buy their own lives, and it confesses that God will redeem the psalmist's soul from the grave (Sheol).

• Psalm 87Bible

  Psalm 87 is a short, seven-verse psalm of the sons of Korah that celebrates Zion, the city God loves, and proclaims that Gentile nations such as Egypt, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush will also be spoken of as born in Zion.

• Psalm 84Bible

  Psalm 84 is a psalm of the sons of Korah that expresses longing for the house of God (the temple) and celebrates the blessedness of pilgrims who journey to Zion. It is widely known for the line "a day in thy courts is better than a thousand."

• Psalm 86Bible

  Psalm 86 is the only "Prayer of David" in Book III of the Psalms. It is an individual lament in which the psalmist, in affliction, pleads for deliverance while confessing God's mercy and compassion.

• DathanPeople

  Dathan, a son of Eliab of the tribe of Reuben, appears in the Book of Numbers. With his brother Abiram and the Levite Korah, he rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, and the earth opened and swallowed him and his household.

• OholibamahPeople

  Oholibamah was a wife of Esau mentioned in Genesis 36. The daughter of Anah the Hivite, she bore three sons, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah, who became chiefs of Edom.

• NephegPeople

  Nepheg is a Levite mentioned in Exodus 6:21. He was a son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, and a brother of Korah and Zichri. Scripture records only his name.

• 1 Chronicles 26Bible

  1 Chronicles 26 continues the record of the duties assigned to the Levites in the time of David. It lists the divisions of the temple gatekeepers and the assignment of gates by lot, the men in charge of the treasuries and the dedicated things, and the officers and judges responsible for affairs outside the temple.

• Psalm 46:10Bible Verses

  Psalm 46:10 records God's declaration, "Be still, and know that I am God." The verse is often used as a text for quiet meditation and waiting on God, though some point out that in context it is a command to the warring nations to cease.

• Psalm 46:1–3Bible Verses

  Psalm 46:1–3 is the first stanza of Psalm 46. It confesses that because God is his people's refuge and strength, they will not fear even though the earth, the mountains, and the sea are shaken. The passage is often cited as a word of comfort in times of disaster and crisis. It is known as the basis of Martin Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."