Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 36:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 36:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 36:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Numbers, this verse is about leaders from a family in Israel coming to talk to Moses and other important leaders. They wanted to discuss important matters about their family and land.

Numbers 36:1: And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:

Contradiction with Numbers 36:6

This verse contradicts with Numbers 36:1 as it provides a specific solution about marriage restrictions for the daughters of Zelophehad which can be seen to limit their freedom, whereas Numbers 36:1 is about addressing inheritance questions.

Numbers 36:6: This [is] the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. [marry: Heb. be wives]

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

This verse speaks of equality in Christ, which can be seen to contradict the tribal and gender distinctions implied in Numbers 36:1.

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.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:39

This verse allows widows to marry whom they wish, seemingly contradicting Numbers 36:1's context where marriage is restricted to maintain inheritance within the tribe.

1 Corinthians 7:39: The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Contradiction with Romans 10:12

This verse states there is no difference between Jew and Greek, contrasting with the tribal distinctions implied in Numbers 36:1.

Romans 10:12: For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
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