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Dathan

Dathan, a Reubenite, joined Korah's rebellion against Moses and Aaron and was punished by God.

The name Dathan means “laws or rites”

MaleTribe of ReubenEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books12 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 16:1; only referred to as Dathan (דָּתָן); son of Eliab; a brother of Abiram and Nemuel.

Glossary entries

Dathan

Family members

Father

Eliab

Siblings

Abiram Nemuel

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 4 verses that refer to Dathan without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Numbers 16:1
    Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
  2. Numbers 16:12
    Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
  3. Numbers 16:13Referred to, not named
    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?
  4. Numbers 16:14Referred to, not named
    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!”
  5. Numbers 16:24
    “Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
  6. Numbers 16:25
    So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
  7. Numbers 16:27
    So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
  8. Numbers 26:9
    …and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
  9. Numbers 26:10Referred to, not named
    And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
  10. Deuteronomy 11:6
    …and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
  11. Psalm 106:17
    The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
  12. Psalm 106:18Referred to, not named
    Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked.