(belonging to a fountain) a Reubenite chieftain, son of Eliab, who joined the conspiracy of Korah the Levite. (Numbers 16:1; 26:9; 11:6; Psalms 106:17) (B.C. 1490-1452).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Dathan
Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.