Bible Verses About "Who Was Dathan in the Bible"
Dathan was a Reubenite who, with his brother Abiram, joined Korah's rebellion against Moses and was swallowed alive by the earth as divine judgment.
Dathan was a Reubenite who, with his brother Abiram, joined Korah's rebellion against Moses and was swallowed alive by the earth as divine judgment.
"And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up." — Numbers 16:12-14 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Dathan in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up."
"And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods."
"Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah."
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