Psalms 106:17 meaning and explanation

The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.

Psalms 106:17, Berean Standard Bible

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The psalmist is reciting Israel's history of rebellion, and here he recalls the revolt of Dathan and Abiram, who with Korah challenged Moses' God-given authority in the wilderness. Numbers 16 records that the ground split open and swallowed them and their households alive.

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