Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 6:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 6:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 6:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, Levi had three sons named Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These names are important because their families helped take care of special places where people worshiped God.

1 Chronicles 6:1: The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. [Gershon: or, Gershom]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:28

It suggests that Eleazar was not the primary focus of the Levitical priesthood initially, whereas 1 Chronicles 6:1 lists Eleazar at the start of the Levitical genealogy.

1 Samuel 2:28: And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel [to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:27

This verse implies the priesthood was removed from the house of Ithamar, emphasizing leadership from the line of Eleazar, which aligns but contrasts with emphasis.

1 Kings 2:27: So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

Contradiction with Ezra 2:61-62

It challenges the purity and continuity of the priesthood line established in 1 Chronicles 6:1 by suggesting genealogical records were lost.

Ezra 2:61-62: And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:

Contradiction with Numbers 3:32

While 1 Chronicles 6:1 begins with Levi’s immediate descendants, Numbers 3:32 focuses on other duties assigned within the tribe, shifting emphasis.

Numbers 3:32: And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest [shall be] chief over the chief of the Levites, [and have] the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
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