Bible Person

Kore

Male · 3 cross references

Kore is a Korahite Levite connected with temple gatekeeping and the porter families in Chronicles. He belongs to the inherited custodial ministries that protected and ordered worship. First appears in 1 Chr 9:19.1

AI summary: Kore matters because the cross references place him within the line of temple warders whose duties were practical, trusted, and essential. His family connection to the gatekeepers shows how worship in Israel depended on faithful stewardship of access, order, and sacred responsibility. Taken together, the material presents Kore as a Levitical ancestor in the disciplined service structure surrounding the temple.1

Central Figure

Kore

A Levite and temple-warder of the Korahites, the son of Asaph.