Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 27:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 27:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 27:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted a special curtain for the gate of His house, made from beautiful colors and fabrics. There would be four tall poles to hold this pretty curtain up.

Exodus 27:16: And for the gate of the court [shall be] an hanging of twenty cubits, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: [and] their pillars [shall be] four, and their sockets four.

Contradiction with Exodus 26:36

This verse describes the screen for the door of the tent being made of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, similar to Exodus 27:16, but it does not mention the specific inclusion of pillars like Exodus 27:16 does for the court gate.

Exodus 26:36: And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

Contradiction with Exodus 38:18

This verse describes the gate of the court with different dimensions and materials compared to Exodus 27:16, leading to inconsistencies in the description of the tabernacle's construction.

Exodus 38:18: And the hanging for the gate of the court [was] needlework, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits [was] the length, and the height in the breadth [was] five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.

Contradiction with Exodus 36:37

This verse specifies the hanging for the tent of the tabernacle's door with materials similar to Exodus 27:16 but differs in the use within the tabernacle structure, suggesting potential contradictions in application or description.

Exodus 36:37: And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; [of needlework: Heb. the work of a needleworker or, embroiderer]
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