Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 33:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 33:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 33:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells us about a time when the Israelites, guided by God, packed up their tents and moved from a place called Mount Shapher to a new spot called Haradah during their journey. This teaches us that God was leading and taking care of them on their long trip.

Numbers 33:24: And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah.

Contradiction with Genesis 46:3

This verse mentions God promising Jacob that his descendants would return from Egypt, contradicting the notion of prolonged or indefinite dwelling and departure in Numbers 33:24.

Genesis 46:3: And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

Contradiction with Numbers 14:33

In this verse, God states that the Israelites would spend 40 years in the wilderness, which contrasts with the notion of seemingly short and successive travels like in Numbers 33:24.

Numbers 14:33: And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. [wander: or, feed]

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:13

This verse speaks about the patriarchs dying in faith without receiving the promises, suggesting a greater journey at play than the short stay implied by Numbers 33:24.

Hebrews 11:13: These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. [in faith: Gr. according to faith]

Contradiction with Numbers 21:33

Shows the Israelites preparing for war and then staying, which contrasts with the simple documentation of movements in Numbers 33:24.

Numbers 21:33: And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 8:2

This verse reflects a period of testing and proving over 40 years, against a brief mention of travel and encampment in Numbers 33:24.

Deuteronomy 8:2: And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
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