Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 16:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 16:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 16:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when he stood up to visit Dathan and Abiram, the leaders of Israel went with him. This shows Moses was brave and the leaders trusted him to do the right thing.

Numbers 16:25: And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

Contradiction with Romans 12:18

Encourages living peaceably with all men, seemingly contradicting Moses’s departure in Numbers 16:25.

Romans 12:18: If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

Blessed are peacemakers, yet Numbers 16:25 reflects a confrontation.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:1

Advises gentle answers to turn away wrath, contrasting with the conflict implied in Numbers 16:25.

Proverbs 15:1: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Contradiction with Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with all people, diverging from the conflict scenario in Numbers 16:25.

Hebrews 12:14: Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Contradiction with James 3:17

Wisdom is peaceable and gentle, differing from the strife context in Numbers 16:25.

James 3:17: But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. [partiality: or, wrangling]
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