Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Eliab, a Reubenite, was the father of Dathan and Abiram, who rebelled against Moses.
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Eliab, a member of the tribe of Reuben, is mentioned in Num.16.1,12; 26.8,9; and Deu.11.6 as the father of Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram, along with Korah, led a rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. They challenged the authority of Moses and Aaron, claiming that all the congregation was holy (Num.16.1-3). Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, but they refused to appear before him (Num.16.12-14). As a result, God caused the earth to open up and swallow the rebels and their households (Num.16.31-33). Eliab's sons, Dathan and Abiram, perished in this divine judgment (Num.26.9; Deu.11.6). The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram serves as a warning against challenging God's appointed leaders.
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5 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0446
Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,
and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
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