Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 35:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 35:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 35:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people to build special safe places, called cities of refuge, on both sides of the river and in the new land. These places were where someone who made a mistake could run to be safe until it was time to talk about what happened.

Numbers 35:14: Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, [which] shall be cities of refuge.

Contradiction with Exodus 21:12

This verse states that anyone who smites a man so that he dies shall be surely put to death, which contradicts the provision of refuge in Numbers 35:14.

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

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 19:11-12

These verses explain that if a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait to kill him, fleeing to a city of refuge will not save him from the avenger, contradicting the intended purpose of safety in Numbers 35:14.

Deuteronomy 19:11-12: But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: [mortally: Heb. in life]

Contradiction with Leviticus 24:17

This verse mandates death for anyone who takes a human life, conflicting with the notion of asylum provided in Numbers 35:14.

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

States that whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed, contrasting the protection offered in Numbers 35:14.

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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