Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 35:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 35:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 35:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people of Israel to listen carefully when they entered the new land called Canaan. He wanted them to do certain things to live well in their new home.

Numbers 35:10: Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

Contradiction with Matthew 5:39

Jesus instructs to not resist evil and to turn the other cheek, which contradicts the provision of a city of refuge for those who committed manslaughter.

Matthew 5:39: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Contradiction with Exodus 21:12

Exodus prescribes death for a person who strikes another so that they die, contradicting the provision of refuge for unintentional killers.

Exodus 21:12: He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 19:21

This verse demands a life for a life with no provision for accidental killing, contradicting Numbers 35:10's refuge for manslaughter.

Deuteronomy 19:21: And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Contradiction with Romans 12:19

Instructs believers to not avenge themselves but leave it to God's wrath, counter to the cities of refuge providing a legal remedy for accidental killings.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with Leviticus 24:17

States that whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death, contradicting the cities of refuge for accidental death in Numbers 35:10.

Leviticus 24:17: And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. [killeth...: Heb. smiteth the life of a man]

Contradiction with Genesis 9:6

Declares that whoever sheds man's blood shall their own blood be shed, offering no alternative for accidental manslaughter unlike Numbers 35:10.

Genesis 9:6: Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
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