The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans. The sons of Korah are named — and survive their father's rebellion in Numbers 16:11. The preservation of this line is itself a theological statement: the sins of the father do not automatically end the family. Ezekiel 18:20 declares that the son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The Korahites who survived the rebellion went on to serve as gatekeepers and musicians in the temple according to 1 Chronicles 6:37 and 9:19, and the sons of Korah composed some of the most beautiful psalms in the Psalter — Psalms 42, 44–49, 84–85, 87–88. The family name that became synonymous with rebellion also became synonymous with worship. God is the redeemer of lineages.

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