Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 2:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 2:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 2:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, these are the names of the sons of a man named Israel, who is also called Jacob. They are like a list of brothers in a big family.

1 Chronicles 2:1: These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, [Israel: or, Jacob]

Contradiction with Genesis 46:27

Genesis 46:27 states there were seventy souls in total that came to Egypt, while the sons of Israel listed in 1 Chronicles 2:1 total differently.

Genesis 46:27: And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, [were] two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, [were] threescore and ten.

Contradiction with Acts 7:14

Acts 7:14 mentions seventy-five souls in total that came to Egypt, whereas 1 Chronicles 2:1 does not discuss this specific number, highlighting a discrepancy in family sizes.

Acts 7:14: Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Contradiction with Exodus 1:5

Exodus 1:5 states seventy souls came from Jacob's loins, echoing Genesis 46:27 but with a different narrative emphasis than 1 Chronicles 2:1.

Exodus 1:5: And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already]. [loins: Heb. thigh]

Contradiction with Numbers 26:51

Numbers 26:51 refers to the number of Israelites during the census, which is much larger and focused on tribes rather than the specific sons listed in 1 Chronicles 2:1.

Numbers 26:51: These [were] the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:22

Deuteronomy 10:22 refers to seventy souls going into Egypt, showing a consistency elsewhere that isn't directly outlined in 1 Chronicles 2:1's recounting.

Deuteronomy 10:22: Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
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