{"id":47517,"date":"2019-01-14T14:56:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T12:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=47517"},"modified":"2022-08-07T10:48:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T07:48:18","slug":"korahs-fate-in-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/korahs-fate-in-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Korach\u2019s Fate In Art"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Numbers 16-17 tell of the rebellion of Korach and his followers, with one of the most memorable parts of the narrative being the description of the earth swallowing up the rebels. The three images shown here, \u201cKorach’s Fate,\u201d a miniature by Jean Fouquet’s miniature, \u201cDestruction of Korach, Dathan, and Abiram,\u201d the illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible, and \u201cKorach’s Fate,\u201d the miniature from the Bible Abr\u00e9g\u00e9e, envision both the miraculous swallowing and the participating rebels in unique ways, reflecting different understandings of the original story.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fouquet depicts many people being swallowed by the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Likewise, the Holman Bible\u2019s illustration shows several people being punished.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Bible Abr\u00e9g\u00e9e, in contrast, depicts only two, presumably Dathan and Abiram.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Biblical text, who was included in this punishment? Were Korach and his household killed together with Dathan and Abiram and their families?<\/span><\/p>\n

The verses are ambiguous. Numbers 16:19 suggests that Korach was gathered with the 250 men in front of the Tent of Meeting for the incense test, while 16:24, 16:32 and 26:9-10<\/span> seem to include him within the camp of Dathan and Abiram.<\/span> \u00a0Some commentators therefore conclude that he was burnt<\/span>,<\/span> while others propose the o<\/span>pposite. The Talmud Ba<\/span>vli, in tractate Sanhedrin offers a “compromise,” suggesting that Korach suffered either both punishments<\/span> or neither.<\/span><\/p>\n

The question relates to a larger issue as well: Was Korach the leader of both the 250 men and Dathan and Abiram? To what extent were the two sets of complaints intertwined? Was this one united rebellion or two distinct ones?<\/span><\/p>\n

Adapted from: ALHATORAH.ORG<\/span><\/p>\n

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