Commentary for Sanhedrin 103:20

אדרבה מפרים הנשרפים הוה ליה למילף שכן מכשיר לדורות

Because they hypocritically [i.e., polluting their own sincerity] flattered Korah in return for the feast he set before them, the Prince of Gehenna<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the valley to the south of Jerusalem, known as the valley of the son of Hinnom, children were at one time sacrificed to Moloch (II Kings XXIII, 10; Jer. II, 23; VII, 31f). For this reason the valley was deemed accursed, and Gehenna thus became a synonym for hell. It is assumed to be in charge of a demon prince, who voraciously demands multitudes of victims (Shab. 104a). ');">¹⁶</span>

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