Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 2:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 2:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 2:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse tells us that a man named Segub had a son named Jair, who became important because he had control over twenty-three cities in a place called Gilead. It shows how families and their stories were really important back then.

1 Chronicles 2:22: And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 2:21

States that Hezron married the daughter of Machir and bore Segub, potentially contradicting any other genealogy claims of Hezron's descendants.

1 Chronicles 2:21: And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he [was] threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. [married: Heb. took]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 23:2

Asserts that a bastard shall not enter the congregation of the LORD, which may contradict Hezron's lineage if Segub's genealogy were questioned in another verse.

Deuteronomy 23:2: A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 2:23

Describes the towns taken by Geshur and Aram, which could contradict the stability of Jair's inheritance mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:22 if these towns were part of his region and taken away.

1 Chronicles 2:23: And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, [even] threescore cities. All these [belonged to] the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

Contradiction with Numbers 32:41

Mentions Jair the son of Manasseh taking small towns and naming them, which could contradict the identity or achievements of the Jair mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:22.

Numbers 32:41: And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.

Contradiction with Judges 10:3

Claims Jair, a Gileadite, judged Israel for twenty-two years, which might contradict the identity or role of the Jair mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:22 if considered the same person but with conflicting details.

Judges 10:3: And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
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