Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 26:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 26:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 26:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, this verse lists the families from the tribe of Judah, and there were 76,500 people counted in this tribe. This shows how many people were part of Judah's family group.

Numbers 26:22: These [are] the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse indicates that God does not lie or change His mind, contradicting any interpretation of Numbers 26:22 that suggests inconsistency in God's promises.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Exodus 1:7

This verse mentions that the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, which might contradict a decrease in the number of individuals mentioned in Numbers 26:22.

Exodus 1:7: And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 1:10

The statement about the Lord multiplying the Israelites as the stars of heaven could seem contradictory if Numbers 26:22 implies a lesser count.

Deuteronomy 1:10: The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye [are] this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
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