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Korahites

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  1. 1.They were an important branch of the singers of the Kohathite division (2 Chr.
  2. 2.Some of the sons of Korah also were “porters” of the temple (1 Chr.

That portion of the Kohathites that descended from Korah.

  1. Korahites (1)

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    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. Korahites (2)

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    Some of the sons of Korah also were “porters” of the temple (1 Chr. 9:17-19); one of them was over “things that were made in the pans” (31), i.e., the baking in pans for the meat-offering (Lev. 2:5).

In the Bible

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Verses where Korahites is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 9:19

    Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives from the Korahites were assigned to guard the thresholds of the Tent, just as their fathers had been assigned to guard the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:6

    Elkanah, Isshiah, Azarel, Joezer, and Jashobeam, who were Korahites;

  • 1 Chronicles 26:1

    These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:19

    And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.

  • Exodus 6:24

    The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.

Scripture on Korahites

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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