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and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.
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Clarifying Korah's Fate
While this verse seems to say Korah was swallowed by the earth, most commentators clarify this is unlikely. They suggest the phrasing means his fate was linked in time with Dathan and Abiram, or that his possessions were swallowed. The consensus, based on Numbers 16, is that Korah himself was consumed by fire with the 250 men offering incense at the tabernacle.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Together with Korah - that is, they were engulfed at the same time that Korah perished, for Korah himself appears to have died among the two…
19th Century
Anglican
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah ... — Hebrew, and Korah. It would appe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up Not only Dathan and Abiram, but their wives and children, thei…
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