Dathan (Hastings' Dictionary)
See Kokaii. DATHEMA (^MBefia), 1 Mac 5«.— A fortress in Baslian. It may perhaps be the modern Dclmeh on the S. border of tlie Lejjah district, N. of Ash- teroth-karnaim. The Peshitta reads liametlia (Ramolh-gilead ?). See G. A! Smith, Hint. Geng. 588 f. C. R. CoNDEK.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Dathan
Dathan da'-than (dathan, meaning and derivation unknown, though the name is found in Assyrian, in the records of Shalmaneser II): The son of Eliab the son of Pallu the son of Reuben (Nu 26:5 ff; De 11:6; Ps 106:17). He and his brother Abiram, with others, followed Korah the Levite in disputing the authority of Moses and Aaron in the wilderness (Nu 16:1-50-Nu 17:1-13; 26:1-65; De 11:6; Ps 106:17). Other followers of Korah perished by fire before the tent of meeting, but Dathan and Abiram were swallowed up by the earth, with their families and their goods, at their tents. ⇒See a list of verses on DATHAN in the Bible. See KORAH. Willis J. Beecher ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
References
- Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]