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Dathan

Dathan. Son of Eliab who rebelled against Moses along with Korah and Abiram, (acai). Roles include: Leader.

Familial Relationships of Dathan

• Gender: male
• Tribe/Nationality: Tribe of Reuben
• Father: Eliab
• Sibling(s): Abiram (Son of Eliab), Nemuel (Numbers 26:9)

OT Distribution of References

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• References: Numbers: 8; Deuteronomy: 1; Psalms: 1

Key References for Dathan: NUM 16:1, NUM 16:27, DEU 11:6.

In the Old Testament (BSB), words representing “Dathan” are translated as Abiram (1x), Dathan (7x), was Dathan (1x), to Dathan (1x).

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Speeches

OT Speeches

• NUM 16:3 (arrogantly): “You have taken too much upon yourselves For everyone in the entire congregation is holy and the LORD is in their midst Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD”

• NUM 16:12–14: “We will not come Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us Moreover you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards Will you gouge out the eyes of these men No we will not come”

OT Instances (BSB)

• Abiram (NUM 16:1)

• Dathan (NUM 16:12; NUM 16:24; NUM 16:25; NUM 16:27; NUM 16:27; NUM 26:9; PSA 106:17)

• was Dathan (NUM 26:9)

• to Dathan (DEU 11:6)

OT Pronominal Referents (BSB)

• of these (NUM 16:26)

• these (NUM 16:29; NUM 16:30)

• They (NUM 16:33)

• It (NUM 26:9)

OT Subject Referents (BSB)

• a rebellion (NUM 16:2)

• They came together (NUM 16:3)

• and told them (NUM 16:3)

• but they said (NUM 16:12)

• come (NUM 16:12; NUM 16:14)

• and stood (NUM 16:27)

• so that they go down (NUM 16:30)

• they vanished from (NUM 16:33)

• rebelled (NUM 26:9)

• They serve (NUM 26:10)

References (Whole Bible)

• NUM 16:1; NUM 16:12; NUM 16:24; NUM 16:25; NUM 16:27; NUM 26:9; DEU 11:6; PSA 106:17