Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 26:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 26:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 26:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, this verse is about counting and naming the families from the tribe of Issachar. It's like making a family list to remember who belongs to which group.

Numbers 26:23: [Of] the sons of Issachar after their families: [of] Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites: [Pua: or, Phuvah]

Contradiction with Genesis 6:12

While Numbers 26:23 enumerates people considered part of the Israelite line, Genesis 6:12 describes all flesh as corrupt, suggesting a contradiction in terms of lineage purity.

Genesis 6:12: And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Contradiction with Matthew 22:32

Numbers 26:23 lists living descendants, whereas Matthew 22:32 emphasizes God as the God of the living, presupposing a relationship beyond genealogical records.

Matthew 22:32: And when the multitude heard [this], they were astonished at his doctrine.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:26

Numbers 26:23 outlines specific tribes and family, while 1 Corinthians 1:26 speaks against glorifying lineage or status, contradicting the importance given to ancestry.

1 Corinthians 1:26: For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:
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