Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 16:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 16:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 16:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God sent quails in the evening so the people could have meat to eat, and in the morning, there was dew on the ground, which was a special bread called manna for them to gather and eat. This shows how God took care of the people's needs by providing them with food.

Exodus 16:13: And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

Contradiction with Exodus 16:31

The verse describes manna as being like coriander seed and tasting like wafers made with honey, which contrasts with Exodus 16:13, focusing on the provision of quail in the evening.

Exodus 16:31: And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it [was] like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it [was] like wafers [made] with honey.

Contradiction with Numbers 11:4-6

This passage describes the Israelites complaining about the manna they were provided, wishing for other foods like meat, which contrasts with the miraculous and satisfying provision of quail in Exodus 16:13.

Numbers 11:4-6: And the mixt multitude that [was] among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? [fell...: Heb. lusted a lust] [wept...: Heb. returned and wept]

Contradiction with Numbers 11:31-34

Here, quails are provided again from the sea due to the Israelites' complaints, but it results in a severe plague, contrasting the peaceful provision of quail in Exodus 16:13.

Numbers 11:31-34: And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let [them] fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits [high] upon the face of the earth. [as it were a day's...: Heb. as it were the way of a day]

Contradiction with Psalm 78:24-25

Refers to manna as "angel's food," emphasizing heavenly provision rather than focusing on the fleshly quail as in Exodus 16:13.

Psalm 78:24-25: And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

Contradiction with John 6:49

Jesus recalls that the fathers ate manna in the wilderness and still died, emphasizing spiritual nourishment over the physical provision of quail in Exodus 16:13.

John 6:49: Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
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