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Numbers 26:11 states that His sons died. On the other hand, Numbers 16:30,31,32,33 state that they did not. How does one make sense out of this contradiction?

The children of Korah did not die; for, if you read Numbers 16:27 closely; it states "So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little children." It is only the sons and the little ones of Dathan and Abiram who are mentioned. Since there is no mention of the children of Korah, they must have escaped; while those of Dathan and Abiram perished with their fathers