Korah’s Riches & Fall

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 389

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

389. Korah’s Riches & Fall.

Pesahim, f. 119a.

J. Sanhedrin, X, 1.

cf. Pirke de R. Eliezer, ch. 50.

Tanh. Numb. Korah.

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Numb. R. ch. 18.

Esther R. ch. 7, 5.

Kohut, al-Dhamari, App. I.

Yalk. II § 285.

Griinhut, Likkutim, No. 6, p. VI ff.

Eisenstein, Oser, p. 16.

Cod. Br. M. 27189, f. 12a.

Cod. G. 1380, f. 25 a.

Themes

Wisdom Rebellion Wealth Adam Eve Priesthood

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