Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 1:45

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 1:45 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 1:45. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Chronicles, this verse means that when a leader named Jobab died, a new leader named Husham became king. It's a way of showing how leadership passed from one person to another a long time ago.

1 Chronicles 1:45: And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

Contradiction with Genesis 36:39

This verse states: "And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab." This contradicts 1 Chronicles 1:45 which mentions Hadad instead of Hadar as the successor to Baalhanan.

Genesis 36:39: And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Pau; and his wife's name [was] Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. [Hadar, Pau: or, Hadad, Pai: after his death was an Aristocracy]
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