Dathan

For other uses, see Dathan (surname).
The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, by Gustave Doré, 1865.

Dathan (Hebrew: דָּתָן Dāṯān) was an Israelite mentioned in the Old Testament as a participant of the Exodus.

He was a son of Eliab, the son of Pallu, the son of Reuben. Together with his brother Abiram, the Levite Korah and others, he rebelled against Moses and Aaron. The Book of Numbers relates that "the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses." (Book of Numbers 16:31). Dathan is also mentioned in Psalm 106.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Psalms – Chapter 106". Mechon Mamre.
  2. ^ "Psalms 106 - JPS 1917". Sefaria.org.