Korah

Korah is introduced as the rebellion's architect — a Levite who already held sacred temple duties but chose to challenge Moses and Aaron's leadership, recruiting 250 prominent leaders to back him up.

Korah is referenced here as the instigator of the rebellion that directly precedes this chapter, establishing why God now needs to settle the leadership question definitively and permanently.

Korah is referenced in the intro as the instigator of the just-failed rebellion against priestly authority, providing the immediate crisis that makes God's detailed org chart necessary.

Korah is referenced here as the rebellion that killed fellow Israelites — the people are so miserable they're saying they'd rather have died in that catastrophe than continue this wilderness march.

Korah is named as the ringleader whose rebellion Dathan and Abiram joined — the census interrupts Reuben's count to note his catastrophic end as a standing object lesson about God's authority.

This Korah is Esau's son through Oholibamah and an Edomite chief — emphatically not the Korah from Numbers whose rebellion caused the earth to swallow him, though sharing a famous name.

Korah here is one of Hebron's sons in Caleb's genealogy — not the infamous rebel Levite but a Judahite clan founder whose name is preserved as part of the territorial legacy of Caleb's expanded branch.

Korah is referenced here as the ancestral line from which Meshelemiah descends — his descendants are now serving faithfully in the Temple, a redemptive contrast to their ancestor's infamous rebellion.

The Sons of Korah are credited as the authors of this psalm, a guild of Levite worship leaders descended from the infamous rebel — their ancestor was swallowed by the earth, yet they became some of Israel's most beloved songwriters.

The sons of Korah are credited as the authors of this psalm — descendants of the infamous rebel Korah who, despite their ancestor's judgment, became faithful Temple musicians and worshipers.

The sons of Korah are credited as the authors of this psalm, lending it a voice shaped by communal grief and hard-won trust — descendants of a notorious rebel who nonetheless became faithful temple musicians.

Korah is introduced here as Izhar's son — a brief, almost casual mention that carries enormous weight for readers who know he will later lead a catastrophic rebellion against Moses.

Korah appears here as the third son of Esau and Oholibamah — an Edomite clan founder, distinct from the later Levite rebel of the same name.