Pallu was the second son of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. He was one of the Israelites who went down to Egypt with Jacob's family. He is the ancestor of the Palluites, a clan within the tribe of Reuben, and his descendants played a role in Israel's history, including the rebellion of Dathan and Abiram.
14These were the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was this Dathan and Abiram, chosen leaders of the community, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD.
Pallu's grandchildren Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness along with Korah, and were swallowed by the earth as God's judgment.
1Now Korah son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, took action, along with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, descendants of Reuben.
2They rose up against Moses, together with two hundred and fifty men of Israel, leaders of the community, appointed members of the assembly, men of reputation.
3They gathered against Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you set yourselves above the LORD's assembly?"
9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was this Dathan and Abiram, chosen leaders of the community, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD.
10The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, when that company died and the fire consumed 250 men, and they became a warning sign.