Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 18:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 18:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 18:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted people to give a special amount of money, called shekels, to show they were important and to follow God's rules. This money was a way to say thank you to God for His blessings.

Numbers 18:16: And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which [is] twenty gerahs.

Contradiction with Exodus 13:2

While Exodus 13:2 states that all firstborns belong to God and should be consecrated to Him, Numbers 18:16 discusses a method for redeeming the firstborn through monetary value, which may be seen as a contradiction in terms of direct consecration versus redemption.

Exodus 13:2: Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, [both] of man and of beast: it [is] mine.

Contradiction with Leviticus 27:26

Leviticus 27:26 says that no man can dedicate the firstborn of the animals as it belongs to the Lord already, which contrasts with Numbers 18:16 where a monetary redemption is involved for the firstborn of humans.

Leviticus 27:26: Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether [it be] ox, or sheep: it [is] the LORD'S. [firstling of: Heb. firstborn, etc]

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