Contradiction with Genesis 10:22
Lists the sons of Shem as Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, omitting Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
Genesis 10:22: The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. [Arphaxad: Heb. Arpachshad]
Contradiction with Genesis 11:10-27
Provides a different genealogical order from Shem, not mentioning the descendants as in 1 Chronicles 1:17.
Genesis 11:10-27: These [are] the generations of Shem: Shem [was] an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 5:24
Mentions the chief men of the families of the tribe of Manasseh, unrelated to Shem's lineage.
1 Chronicles 5:24: And these [were] the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, [and] heads of the house of their fathers. [famous...: Heb. men of names]
Contradiction with Ezra 2:1-2
Lists the people returning from exile, not relevant to Shem's descendants.
Ezra 2:1-2: Now these [are] the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
Contradiction with Matthew 1:1-16
Genealogy of Jesus through Joseph, lists descendants of David, not directly linked to Shem's lineage.
Matthew 1:1-16: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Paradox #1
1 Chronicles 1:17 lists the sons of Shem, but when compared to Genesis 10:22-23, the names and number of sons might not fully match. This could create a numerical inconsistency in the genealogical records between the two passages.