Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 3:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 3:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 3:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, God asked the sons of Merari to take care of important parts of a big tent, including the boards, bars, pillars, and all the tools. They were responsible for making sure everything was set up and taken down properly.

Numbers 3:36: And [under] the custody and charge of the sons of Merari [shall be] the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto, [under...: Heb. the office of the charge]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 23:26

This verse states that the Levites should no longer carry the tabernacle, whereas Numbers 3:36 assigns Levitical responsibility for carrying the tabernacle.

1 Chronicles 23:26: And also unto the Levites; they shall no [more] carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

Contradiction with Numbers 4:15

This verse specifies that the Kohathites are to carry the sanctuary's objects after Aaron and his sons have covered them, whereas Numbers 3:36 details the Merarites' general duty related to the tabernacle structure.

Numbers 4:15: And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear [it]: but they shall not touch [any] holy thing, lest they die. These [things are] the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:8

This verse states that the Levites were set apart to carry the Ark of the Covenant, whereas Numbers 3:36 focuses on the Merarites carrying the structure of the tabernacle, not the Ark.

Deuteronomy 10:8: At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
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