Numbers 16:2

And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

Cross-references

Numbers 16:19 shows Korah assembling the whole congregation to confront Moses, escalating the rebellion from the 250 leaders in verse 2.

Numbers 16:35 records the Lord's fire consuming the 250 leaders who rebelled with Korah in verse 2, fulfilling the judgment.

Numbers 26:9 Historical context

Numbers 26:9 identifies Dathan and Abiram as the rebels from this event — directly linking back to the same historical incident.

Numbers 1:16 Historical context

Numbers 1:16 lists the tribal chiefs — the same group of leaders from which Korah's rebels came, highlighting their high status.

Numbers 26:10 later recounts the same rebellion, specifically mentioning the 250 men and the fire, echoing verse 2 as a warning.