Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 21:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 21:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 21:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Moses was told by God to bring all the people to a place called Beer, where God promised to give them water. This shows that God cares for His people and wants to take care of their needs.

Numbers 21:16: And from thence [they went] to Beer: that [is] the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

Contradiction with John 4:14

John 4:14 speaks of everlasting life through water that Jesus provides, while Numbers 21:16 describes a literal well without spiritual connotations.

John 4:14: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Contradiction with Exodus 15:27

Exodus 15:27 mentions twelve wells of water at Elim, as opposed to the singular well in Numbers 21:16.

Exodus 15:27: And they came to Elim, where [were] twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:13

Jeremiah 2:13 refers to God as the fountain of living waters, contrasting with the physical well in Numbers 21:16.

Jeremiah 2:13: For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Contradiction with Isaiah 12:3

Isaiah 12:3 refers to drawing water from the wells of salvation, providing a spiritual meaning absent in Numbers 21:16.

Isaiah 12:3: Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Contradiction with Revelation 7:17

Revelation 7:17 describes the Lamb leading to living fountains of waters, in contrast to the unnamed leaders or event in Numbers 21:16.

Revelation 7:17: For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
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