16-18. All the congregation took part with Dathan, Korah, &c., and
their accomplices
(Nu 16:41).
Aaron the saint--literally, "the holy one," as consecrated priest;
not a moral attribute, but one designating his office as holy to the
Lord. The rebellion was followed by a double punishment: (1) of the
non-Levitical rebels, the Reubenites, Dathan and Abiram, &c.
(De 11:6;
Nu 26:10);
these were swallowed up by the earth.
JFB.
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