Numbers 16:1

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Key Reflection

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took some men. This verse introduces a pivotal moment in Israelite history where Korah, along with Dathan and Abiram, leads a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. The original audience would have recognized these names as key figures in their communal memory, setting the stage for a significant theological and historical conflict that challenges leadership and authority within the community.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Amram and Izhar were brothers (compareExodus 6:18), and thus Korah, the “son,” i. e. descendant of Izhar, was connected by distant cousinship with Moses and Aaron. Though being a Kohathite, he was of that division of the Levites which had the most honorable charge, yet as Elizaphan, who had been made “chief of the families of the Kohathites”Numbers 3:30, belonged to the youngest branch descended from UzzielNumbers 3:27, Korah probably regarded himself as injured; and therefore took the lead in this rebellion. Of the others, On is not again mentioned. He probably withdrew from the conspiracy.

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