Korach 16:32 · unit 1 — the earth opened its mouth
Parashas Korach · Aliyah 3 · Passuk 32
The Complete Passuk
וַתִּפְתַּ֤ח הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶת־פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְאֵ֤ת כׇּל־הָאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְקֹ֔רַח וְאֵ֖ת כׇּל־הָרְכֽוּשׁ׃
And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their houses, and every person who was to Korach, and all the property.
Chabad.org — 16:32
Source Citation
Torah Temimah: from the day the earth opened its mouth and received the blood of Hevel, it did not open again until here.
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מִיּוֹם שֶׁפָּתְחָה הָאָרֶץ אֶת פִּיהָ וְקִבְּלַתּוּ לְדָמוֹ שֶׁל הֶבֶל שׁוּב לֹא פָּתְחָה — עַד כָּאן.
English: From the day the earth opened its mouth and received the blood of Hevel, it did not open again — until here.
Type of Learning
Historical mouth of the earth.
What Is Learned
The swallowing of Korach is linked to the first blood the ground received — a second opening of the same mouth.