Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 14:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 14:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 14:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the people told everyone that the land they saw was really, really good and special. They wanted to say that it was a great place for everyone to live.

Numbers 14:7: And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, [is] an exceeding good land.

Contradiction with Numbers 13:31

The verse contradicts Numbers 14:7 by presenting a negative report, suggesting the Israelites are not strong enough to conquer the land.

Numbers 13:31: But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they [are] stronger than we.

Contradiction with Numbers 14:2

Here, the Israelites express regret and fear about entering the Promised Land, which contradicts the optimistic view in Numbers 14:7.

Numbers 14:2: And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 1:28

This verse shows a discouraging report about the land, contradicting the positive outlook in Numbers 14:7.

Deuteronomy 1:28: Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people [is] greater and taller than we; the cities [are] great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. [discouraged: Heb. melted]

Contradiction with Psalm 106:24

Describes the Israelites' disbelief and rejection of the land, contrasting with the favorable description in Numbers 14:7.

Psalm 106:24: Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: [the pleasant...: Heb. a land of desire]

Contradiction with Numbers 14:3

The Israelites express fear and doubt about the land, contradicting the good report highlighted in Numbers 14:7.

Numbers 14:3: And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
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