Contradiction with Numbers 36:6
This verse advises the daughters of Zelophehad to marry within their tribe, maintaining the inheritance's tribal integrity, unlike Numbers 36:9 which emphasizes broader tribal inheritance restrictions.
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 Numbers 36:7
This stipulates that no inheritance shall shift from one tribe to another, whereas Numbers 36:9 allows gender-specific conditions altering inheritance flow.
Numbers 36:7: So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. [keep...: Heb. cleave to the, etc]
Contradiction with Leviticus 25:23
Describes the land as belonging to God and not permanently sold, potentially conflicting with Numbers 36:9's focus on controlling land ownership through tribal lines.
Leviticus 25:23: The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land [is] mine; for ye [are] strangers and sojourners with me. [for ever: or, to be quite cut off: Heb. for cutting off]
Contradiction with Galatians 3:28
Speaks to the removal of divisions such as nationality, which challenges Numbers 36:9's focus on tribal inheritance.
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 Ezekiel 47:22-23
Discusses inheritance among aliens residing with Israelites, suggesting inclusion beyond tribal limitations outlined in Numbers 36:9.
Ezekiel 47:22-23: And it shall come to pass, [that] ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
Paradox #1
This verse may show a conflict between maintaining familial and tribal property versus individual freedom and choice in marriage, as it emphasizes keeping property within the same tribe, potentially limiting personal choice in who one can marry.