Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 36:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 36:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 36:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told him to share the land among the Israelites as their special gift. When Zelophehad died, God said his daughters should get his share of the land.

Numbers 36:2: And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.

Contradiction with Numbers 27:7

This verse grants Zelophehad's daughters the right to inherit their father's property, which can be seen as a contradiction to boundaries set in inheritance laws in Numbers 36:2 where it emphasizes tribal inheritance preservation.

Numbers 27:7: The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 21:15-17

These verses underscore the rights of the firstborn, regardless of the wife’s status, potentially conflicting with Numbers 36:2's focus on inheritance within the same tribe.

Deuteronomy 21:15-17: If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

This verse emphasizes equality in Christ, which can be interpreted as contradicting the inheritance laws in Numbers 36:2 that prioritize tribal lineage and gender roles.

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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