Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 1:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 1:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 1:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse lists the names of Noah and his three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. These four people are important in the Bible because they are seen as the ancestors of all people after the big flood.

1 Chronicles 1:4: Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Contradiction with Genesis 10:1

Lists the sons of Noah, which includes Shem, Ham, and Japheth, providing a genealogy descending from Noah that does not initially contradict but offers more elaborate content.

Genesis 10:1: Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

Contradiction with Genesis 9:19

Indicates that the whole earth was populated by Noah's sons, which contrasts with the concise genealogy style in 1 Chronicles 1:4.

Genesis 9:19: These [are] the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

Contradiction with Genesis 10:32

States that the nations were divided from the sons of Noah after the flood, potentially contradicting with the simple list found in 1 Chronicles 1:4 if one were to expect more detail.

Genesis 10:32: These [are] the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Contradiction with Genesis 5:32

Mentions Noah's sons as be born close to the time of the flood, whereas 1 Chronicles 1:4 provides only a genealogical list without context.

Genesis 5:32: And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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