Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 2:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 2:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 2:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, this verse tells us how many people were in a group from a big family. There were 35,400 people counted in this group.

Numbers 2:23: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

Contradiction with Leviticus 17:11

Leviticus 17:11 states that the life of the flesh is in the blood, which contradicts the assigning of specific roles and numbers to the tribes as listed in Numbers 2:23 by emphasizing spiritual significance over numerical identity.

Leviticus 17:11: For the life of the flesh [is] in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it [is] the blood [that] maketh an atonement for the soul.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

1 Samuel 16:7 focuses on God looking at the heart rather than outward appearances, which contrasts with the regimented structure and numbering in Numbers 2:23.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Matthew 6:25 advises against worrying about material needs, which contradicts the ordered and numbered arrangement of tribes focused on physical positioning in Numbers 2:23.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with John 4:24

John 4:24 emphasizes worshiping in spirit and truth, which contrasts with the physical ordering and counting of tribes in Numbers 2:23.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Colossians 3:11

Colossians 3:11 speaks to the lack of distinction among groups in Christ, which contradicts the division and numbering of the tribes in Numbers 2:23.

Colossians 3:11: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

Galatians 3:28 states there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female in Christ, opposing the clear distinctions and numbers assigned to tribes in Numbers 2:23.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
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