People of the Bible · Tribe of Levi

Kore, son of Ebiasaph

Kore is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 9:19.

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Who was Kore?

A Levite and temple-warder of the Korahites, the son of Asaph. He was father of Shallum and Meshelemiah, temple-porters (1 Chr. 9:19; 26:1).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Kore

  • 1 Chronicles 9:19

    And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the Lord, were keepers of the entry.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:1

    Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

  • 1 Chronicles 26:19

    These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

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