- Korahites
The Korahites in the
Bible were that portion of theKohathites that descended fromKorah .They were an important branch of the singers of the Kohathite division ().
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Korahites — That portion of the Kohathites that descended from Korah. (1.) They were an important branch of the singers of the Kohathite division (2 Chr. 20:19). There are eleven psalms (42 49; 84; 85; 87; 88) dedicated to the sons of Korah. 2) Some of … Easton's Bible Dictionary
PSALMS, BOOK OF — This article is arranged according to the following outline: < <title> > place in the canon number of psalms verse division division into books composition of the psalter date of the psalter ascription to david types of psalms psalms… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KORAH — (Heb. קֹרַח), son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi. Korah is the central figure in the story of the revolt against the authority and status of Moses at the time of the wanderings in the wilderness (Num. 16). According to the story in its… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kore — Partridge. 1) A Levite and temple warder of the Korahites, the son of Asaph. He was father of Shallum and Meshelemiah, temple porters (1 Chr. 9:19; 26:1). 2) A Levitical porter at the east gate of the temple (2 Chr. 31:14). 3) In 1… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Korah — Moses and Korah, 1466 manuscript miniature, National Library of Poland. Korah or Kórach (Hebrew: קֹרַח, Standard Kórakh Tiberian Qōraḥ; Baldness; ice; hail; frost ) Some older English translations, as well as the Douay Bible), spell the name Core … Wikipedia
1 Chronicles 9 — 1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. 2 Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in… … The King James version of the Bible
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
WRITING — (Scripts, Materials, and Inscriptions). SCRIPTS AND MATERIALS General Survey From the end of the third millennium B.C.E., the art of writing was practiced in the ancient Near East (see alphabet ). Here, the pictographic, cuneiform, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
