Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 26:40

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 26:40 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 26:40. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Numbers, this verse is about counting the families of Bela's sons, Ard and Naaman. It helps God's people understand their family groups and where they came from.

Numbers 26:40: And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites: [and] of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. [Ard: also called, Addar]

Contradiction with Genesis 46:21

Lists the sons of Benjamin, including Ard and Naaman, as the children of Benjamin, contradicting Numbers 26:40 where they are listed as sons of Bela.

Genesis 46:21: And the sons of Benjamin [were] Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. [Ehi: or, Ahiram] [Muppim: or, Shupham or, Shuppim] [Huppim: or, Hupham]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 7:6

Lists three sons of Benjamin as Bela, Becher, and Jediael, without mention of Ard and Naaman, creating a contradiction with Numbers 26:40 where they are presented as Bela's sons.

1 Chronicles 7:6: [The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
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