“And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:”
And the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, the ones chosen of the congregation, who rose up against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, against the LORD — The parenthetical note explicitly reminds the reader of Dathan and Abiram's rebellion and their destruction by the earth opening and swallowing them. This historical notation within the census serves as a warning: covenant rebellion brings annihilation. The second generation must learn from their predecessors' judgments.
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