Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 3:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 3:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 3:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Numbers, this verse tells us that Eliasaph, the son of Lael, was chosen to be the leader of the Gershonite family. This was important because the Gershonites had special jobs, like taking care of parts of the holy tent where the people worshiped God.

Numbers 3:24: And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 23:6-7

This verse states that the sons of Levi were divided into groups by Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, and suggests this grouping, potentially contradicting the specific leadership assignment in Numbers 3:24.

1 Chronicles 23:6-7: And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. [courses: Heb. divisions]

Contradiction with Numbers 4:28

This verse suggests that the sons of Gershon had specific duties under the oversight of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest, potentially contrasting the leadership attribution in Numbers 3:24.

Numbers 4:28: This [is] the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge [shall be] under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
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