Exodus 7:8-13Exodus 7:19-20Exodus 8:5-78:16-19Exodus 17:1-7Numbers 20:7-11

The rebellion of Korah (Numbers 16:1-50 ) made it necessary to determine who would be eligible to come before God in the tabernacle as priests (see Numbers 17:1-11 ). According to Hebrews 9:4 , the rod was kept in the ark of the covenant.