The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korach when that assembly died, when the fire consumed the two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.
English: R. Yochanan said: Korach was neither among the swallowed nor among the burned… It was taught in a baraisa: Korach was among both the burned and the swallowed — among the swallowed, as it is written “and the earth swallowed them and Korach.”
Type of Learning
Dispute over the precise fate of Korach.
What Is Learned
The census verse is read as evidence that Korach shared both punishments.