Contradiction with Genesis 1:27
This verse states that God created man in His own image, focusing on the individual creation rather than collective numbering, contrasting with the organizational enumeration in Numbers 1:17.
Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:26
Highlights God's care for individual needs over meticulous accounting or enumeration as seen in Numbers 1:17.
Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Contradiction with Psalm 147:4
Emphasizes God's personal knowledge and naming of stars, contrasting the emphasis on numbering people in a structured way.
Psalm 147:4: He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names.
Contradiction with John 10:3
This verse focuses on individuality and personal recognition by the shepherd, differing from the collective census depicted in Numbers 1:17.
John 10:3: To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Contradiction with Revelation 7:9
Describes a multitude beyond number, contradicting the specific act of counting people as commanded in Numbers 1:17.
Revelation 7:9: After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;