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'''Korah''' ([[Hebrew]] '''קֹ֔רַח''', "bald") (d. 2515 AM/1490/89 BC<ref name=Ussher>James Ussher, ''The Annals of the World'', Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003, pgh. 250</ref>) was a [[Levi (tribe)|Levite]] and [[Kohath]]ite. Tragically, he aspired to an office above his chosen station, and when he could not have that office, he made a mutiny against his cousin [[Moses]] and died for it. The Divine punishment for this mutiny included the deaths of two leading confederates ([[Dathan]] and [[Abiram]]), 250 ranking followers, and 14,700 adherents. ({{Bible ref|book=Numbers|chap=16}})

'''Korah''' ([[Hebrew]] '''קֹ֔רַח''', "bald") (d. 2515 AM/1490/89 BC<ref name=Ussher>James Ussher, ''The Annals of the World'', Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003, pgh. 250</ref>) was a [[Levi (tribe)|Levite]] and [[Kohath]]ite. Tragically, he aspired to an office above his chosen station, and when he could not have that office, he made a mutiny against his cousin [[Moses]] and died for it<ref name=Nickels>Nickels RC, "[http://www.giveshare.org/BibleStudy/203.korah.html Korah's Rebellion: Its Real Lessons for Today]," GiveShare.org, n.d. Accessed December 6, 2008.</ref> He is called "Core" in the [[New Testament]] of the King James Version of the Bible ([[Book of Jude|Jude]] verse 11<ref>See Strong's number G2879, '''Κορέ''' ''Kor-eh';'' of Hebrew origin [Strong's number H7141], ''Coré'' (i.e. ''Korach''), an Israelite:—Core.</ref>). The Divine punishment for this mutiny included the deaths of two leading confederates ([[Dathan]] and [[Abiram]]), 250 ranking followers, and 14,700 adherents. ({{Bible ref|book=Numbers|chap=16}})

== The Mutiny ==

== The Mutiny ==

The Korah Mutiny is one of the least well-remembered events in the forty-year sojourn of the nation of [[Israel]] from [[Egypt]] to [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]]. Most laypeople rarely hear of it, though they hear much more often of the [[Great Flood]], the [[Tower of Babel]], and the [[Golden Calf]]. Yet it is arguably more important even than the Golden Calf incident, and more dangerous. Almost five times as many people died over a two-day period marked by some of the most strikingly misguided behavior on record. In addition, it was a direct attack against the chain of command and could have resulted in its destruction.<ref name=Olitzky>Olitzky K, "[http://www.myjewishlearning.com/texts/Weekly_Torah_Commentary/korah_joi.htm Crises of Leadership]," Jewish Outreach Institute, n.d. Hosted by MyJewishLearning.com. Accessed December 6, 2008.</ref><ref name=Nickels>Nickels RC, "[http://www.giveshare.org/BibleStudy/203.korah.html Korah's Rebellion: Its Real Lessons for Today]," GiveShare.org, n.d. Accessed December 6, 2008.</ref>

The Korah Mutiny is one of the least well-remembered events in the forty-year sojourn of the nation of [[Israel]] from [[Egypt]] to [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]]. Most laypeople rarely hear of it, though they hear much more often of the [[Great Flood]], the [[Tower of Babel]], and the [[Golden Calf]]. Yet it is arguably more important even than the Golden Calf incident, and more dangerous. Almost five times as many people died over a two-day period marked by some of the most strikingly misguided behavior on record. In addition, it was a direct attack against the chain of command and could have resulted in its destruction.<ref name=Olitzky>Olitzky K, "[http://www.myjewishlearning.com/texts/Weekly_Torah_Commentary/korah_joi.htm Crises of Leadership]," Jewish Outreach Institute, n.d. Hosted by MyJewishLearning.com. Accessed December 6, 2008.</ref>

=== Korah's motives ===

=== Korah's motives ===