extraction.numbers.korah_rebellion_judgment

extraction.numbers.korah_rebellion_judgment

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record_id: extraction.numbers.korah_rebellion_judgment
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/numbers.md
passage_locator:
  label: Numbers 16:1-50
  translation: World English Bible Classic
  notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
  quote: The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up... He stood between the
    dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and others assemble against Moses and Aaron.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: Moses orders censers with fire and incense as a test.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: The ground splits and swallows the rebel households and goods.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:4
  text: Fire comes from Yahweh and devours the men offering incense.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:5
  text: Aaron carries incense into the assembly and stands between the dead and the
    living.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Korah
  description: Leader named among those assembled against Moses and Aaron.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Dathan and Abiram
  description: Named rebels whose tents are singled out.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Moses
  description: Gives instructions and frames the event as a test of Yahweh's sending.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Aaron
  description: Priest who offers incense and stands between the dead and the living.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Yahweh
  description: Sends judgment by earth, fire, and plague in the passage.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: censer
  literal_form: censers
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:4
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:2
  label: fire
  literal_form: fire
  associated_figures:
  - fig:5
  taxonomy_refs:
  - fire
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:3
  label: opened earth
  literal_form: earth opened its mouth
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:4
  label: Sheol
  literal_form: Sheol
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Numbers 16:1-50
  summary: A challenge to Moses and Aaron is answered by an ordeal of censers, the
    earth swallowing rebels, fire consuming incense-offerers, and priestly intercession
    stopping a plague.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  - sym:3
  - sym:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: divine_judgment
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_judgment
  basis: The passage portrays earth, fire, and plague as responses to rebellion.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:2
  label: descent_to_sheol
  taxonomy_refs:
  - hero_descent
  basis: The rebels are described as going down alive into Sheol.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: low
  cautions: This is a punitive descent, not a hero-return pattern.
- id: motif:3
  label: priestly_intercession
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sacrifice
  basis: Aaron uses fire and incense to make atonement and stop the plague.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage links rebellion, sacred fire, descent imagery, and priestly mediation
    within one judgment scene.
  claim_level: same_motif
  target: pattern atlas
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  counter_evidence_refs: []
  confidence: low
  limitations: Initial corpus-internal claim only; not a cross-cultural conclusion.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: Numbers 16:1-50
  quote_or_summary: The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up... He stood between
    the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/numbers.md
  rights_note: Public-domain source text.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: low
  notes: Seed extraction for testing the repository workflow.
reviewer_status:
  status: needs_review
  reviewer: ''
  reviewed_at: ''
  notes: Needs scholarly/human review before being treated as final.
extracted_by: Codex
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: Initial data seed for Numbers; source text is public domain.