Person Old Testament
On
On was a Reubenite who joined Korah in his rebellion against Moses and Aaron. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 16:1.
Why it matters. Reubenite involved in Korah's rebellion
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About On
On was a Reubenite who joined Korah, a Levite, in his rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron (Num.16.1). Along with Dathan and Abiram, also Reubenites, On supported Korah's challenge to the divinely appointed authority of Moses and Aaron. The rebellion was motivated by a desire for greater power and influence within the Israelite community. However, God intervened and punished the rebels, causing the earth to open up and swallow them and their households (Num.16.31-33). On's participation in this rebellion highlights the importance of submitting to God-ordained leadership and the consequences of rebelling against it.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Numbers (1 verse)