Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 48:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 48:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 48:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God wanted to give a special land to the Levite helpers, next to the priests' land. This land was really big, like a rectangle, for them to live and work on.

Ezekiel 48:13: And over against the border of the priests the Levites [shall have] five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length [shall be] five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

This verse speaks of meekness inheriting the earth, referring to humility and gentleness, which contradicts the division and allocation of land by lot as an inheritance for specific tribes.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Contradiction with Mark 10:31

This verse speaks of the many who are first being last and the last first, suggesting a reversal of positions, unlike the fixed and designated inheritance mentioned in Ezekiel 48:13.

Mark 10:31: But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last first.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

This reference highlights that there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, whereas Ezekiel 48:13 distinctly separates and gives land to the Levitical priests, indicating differentiation.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Refers to the new covenant making the first obsolete, which contrasts with the eternal nature of inheritance and land distribution referenced in Ezekiel 48:13.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
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