Motif
surviving lineage after catastrophe
surviving_lineage_after_catastrophe
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Survivor Pairs, Lineages, Repeopling, and Refounding. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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jewish christian
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Numbers Chapter 23 / Chapter 24 / Chapter 25 / Chapter 26; lines 1964-2058 confidence: medium
Reubenite families are counted; Dathan and Abiram are recalled as rebels with Korah. The passage says, “the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up,” and that “the fire devoured two hundred fifty men”; the sons of Korah did not die.
After recalling the destruction of Korah’s company, the passage notes that the sons of Korah did not die.
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