Numbers 16:35
16:35 Then a fire 1 went out from the Lord and devoured the 250 men who offered incense.
Numbers 16:2
16:2 and rebelled against Moses, along with some of the Israelites, 250 leaders 2 of the community, chosen from the assembly, 3 famous men. 4
Numbers 26:10
26:10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah at the time that company died, when the fire consumed 250 men. So they became a warning.
1 tn For a discussion of the fire of the Lord, see J. C. H. Laughlin, “The Strange Fire of Nadab and Abihu,” JBL 95 (1976): 559-65.
2 tn Heb “princes” (so KJV, ASV).
3 tn These men must have been counselors or judges of some kind.
4 tn Heb “men of name,” or “men of renown.”