Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 4:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 4:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 4:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us about the family of Jehaleleel, highlighting his children named Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. It shows how important families and their stories are in the Bible.

1 Chronicles 4:16: And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

Contradiction with Genesis 46:27

This verse lists seventy people coming to Egypt with Jacob, while Stephen in Acts 7:14 mentions seventy-five, showing a difference in numbers.

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 Matthew 1:16

The genealogy here differs from the genealogy in Luke 3:23, showing different ancestral lines for Joseph.

Matthew 1:16: And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:1

God incites David to take a census, while in 1 Chronicles 21:1, it is Satan who incites David, showing a contradiction in source.

2 Samuel 24:1: And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

God punishes children for the sins of the parents, whereas Ezekiel 18:20 says children will not bear the iniquity of the parent, an example of thematic contradiction regarding sin and punishment.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;
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