Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 20:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 20:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 20:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, the people of Israel traveled together into a place called the desert of Zin. They stayed in a town named Kadesh where Miriam, Moses' sister, passed away and was buried.

Numbers 20:1: Then came the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

Contradiction with Exodus 17:1

This verse places the Israelites at Rephidim where they encounter no water, contrasting with the arrival at the desert of Zin in Numbers 20:1 where Miriam dies.

Exodus 17:1: And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and [there was] no water for the people to drink.

Contradiction with Numbers 33:36-38

These verses detail the death of Aaron on Mount Hor in the fortieth year of the Israelites' journey after leaving Egypt, implying a different timeline compared to Numbers 20:1, where the death of Miriam occurs.

Numbers 33:36-38: And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which [is] Kadesh.

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