Numbers 26:10

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.

Cross-references

Numbers 16:2 identifies the 250 leaders who rebelled, the same group consumed by fire in Numbers 26:10.

Numbers 16:31-35 gives the detailed account of the earth swallowing and fire, the event summarized in Numbers 26:10.

Numbers 16:38 Historical context

Numbers 16:38 explains that the censers of the 250 men were hammered into altar coverings as a sign.

Numbers 27:3 Historical context

Numbers 27:3 uses the Korah rebellion as a reference to clarify that Zelophehad died for his own sin, not in that rebellion.

Numbers 16:1 Historical context

Numbers 16:1 introduces the rebellion of Korah—the very event summarized and warned about in Numbers 26:10.

Numbers 16:35 Historical context

Numbers 16:35 records the fire consuming the 250 men—the specific judgment event referenced in Numbers 26:10.

Psalm 106:17 poetically recounts the earth swallowing Dathan and Abiram, echoing the event in Numbers 26:10.

Psalm 106:18 describes the fire consuming the wicked, the same judgment event as Numbers 26:10.

Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:6-10 says these wilderness events were 'examples for us'—directly applying the warning from the Korah rebellion to NT believers.

Exodus 6:21 Historical context

Exodus 6:21 gives Korah's genealogy—background for the rebel leader whose fate is described here.

Deuteronomy 11:6 Historical context

Deuteronomy 11:6 recounts the earth swallowing Dathan and Abiram—another account of part of the Korah rebellion mentioned here.

1 Chronicles 6:37 Historical context

1 Chronicles 6:37 traces the genealogy of Korah's descendants, directly confirming that his children survived and continued the priestly line.