Korah, son of Izhar, is an individual who appears in the Book of Numbers of the Hebrew Bible and four different verses in the Quran, known for leading a rebellion against Moses.
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14 Facts About Korah
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Name Korah is used for at least one other individual in the Hebrew Bible: Korah.
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Exodus 6:21 cites Korah as being the son of Izhar, son of Kehath, son of Levi.
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Korah is represented as the possessor of extraordinary wealth, he having discovered one of the treasures which Joseph had hidden in Egypt.
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Korah has proclaimed himself king; he has made his brother high priest, and his brother's sons priests; moreover, he has made you shave all your hair in order to disfigure you.
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Question how it was possible for a wise man like Korah to be so imprudent as to rebel is explained by the fact that he was deceived through his own prophetic ability.
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Korah had foreseen that the prophet Samuel would be his descendant, and therefore concluded that he himself would escape punishment.
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Rebellion of Korah is made reference to in chapter 11 of 2 Meqabyan, a book considered canonical in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
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Korah is mentioned by Irenaeus in his anti-Gnostic work Against Heresies, written in about 180.
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Korah is recognized as wealthy, and became very arrogant due to his pride and ignorance.
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Korah gave the credit of his wealth to his knowledge instead of to God.
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