Who is Korah?

KORAH, KORAHITE (Heb. qorah).

1. A son of Esau (Gen 36:5, 14, 18; 1 Chron 1:35).

2. A grandson of Esau, nephew of no. 1 (Gen 36:16).

3. A descendant of Caleb (1 Chron 2:43).

4. A son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi (Exod 6:21, 24; 1 Chron 6:37; 9:19). He led a rebellion, with two companions, resisting the civil authority of Moses (Num 16; 26:9-11; 27:3; Jude 11, KJV Core). Korah, Dathan, Abiram and their followers were swallowed up by the earth, but the children of Korah were spared (Num 26:11).

From him descended the Korahites, who were doorkeepers and musicians in the tabernacle and temple (Exod 6:24; 1 Chron 6:22). The Korahites (KJV also Korhites, Korathites) are mentioned in several passages (Exod 6:24; Num 26:58; 1 Chron 9:19, 31, 12:6, 26:1; 2 Chron 20:19). The sons of Korah are named in the titles of Psalms 42, 44-49, 84, 85, 87, and 88.