Vaeira 6:24 · EXTRA 1 — the sons of Korach EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וּבְנֵ֣י קֹ֔רַח אַסִּ֥יר וְאֶלְקָנָ֖ה וַאֲבִיאָסָ֑ף אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַקׇּרְחִֽי׃

The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. Those are the families of the Korahites.

Chabad.org — 6:24

Source Citation

Sanhedrin 110a / Shemos Rabbah — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

ובני קרח —\ldots מקום נתבצר להם בגיהנם.

English: “And the sons of Korach” — \ldots a place was fortified for them in Gehinnom.

On the midrash / in context: The sons of Korach are listed here; the midrash notes that they did not die with their father and that a secure place was made for them.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that Korach’s sons survived and were granted a protected place.