Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 11:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 11:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 11:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the people collected a white food called manna, crushed it to make flour, and baked it into cakes that tasted a bit like fresh oil. This manna was a special gift from God to feed them while they traveled through the desert.

Numbers 11:8: [And] the people went about, and gathered [it], and ground [it] in mills, or beat [it] in a mortar, and baked [it] in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

Contradiction with Exodus 16:31

This verse describes manna as being like coriander seed and its taste as wafers made with honey, differing from the taste described in Numbers 11:8.

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 John 6:31

This verse mentions manna as bread from heaven given to the Israelites, without mentioning any grinding or cooking process, contrary to the preparation in Numbers 11:8.

John 6:31: Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

Contradiction with Psalm 78:24

This verse refers to manna as the corn of heaven, emphasizing its divine nature, versus the mundane labor process described in Numbers 11:8.

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

Contradiction with Nehemiah 9:20

This verse implies manna as spiritual sustenance provided by God, which contrasts with the detailed physical preparation process in Numbers 11:8.

Nehemiah 9:20: Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
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