Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 4:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 4:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 4:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse is like a family tree showing the people from a special group called the Zorathites. It helps us remember their names and see how they are connected as a family.

1 Chronicles 4:2: And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These [are] the families of the Zorathites. [Reaiah: or, Haroeh]

Contradiction with Matthew 1:16

Contradicts by offering a different genealogical lineage leading to Jesus versus the descendants described in 1 Chronicles 4:2.

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

Contradiction with Luke 3:23-38

Provides another genealogical lineage in the context of Jesus' ancestors, leading to differences from the descendants listed in 1 Chronicles 4:2.

Luke 3:23-38: And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was [the son] of Heli,

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 17:12

Discusses the lineage of David in a manner that does not clearly align with the genealogical accounts depicted in Chronicles.

1 Samuel 17:12: Now David [was] the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men [for] an old man in the days of Saul.

Contradiction with Genesis 10:29-31

Offers genealogical details about Joktan's descendants, appearing to expand or diverge from genealogies in 1 Chronicles.

Genesis 10:29-31: And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these [were] the sons of Joktan.

Contradiction with Joshua 15:20-63

Lists territorial boundaries that encompass genealogical and tribal discrepancies compared to the families of the Zorathites mentioned in 1 Chronicles.

Joshua 15:20-63: This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
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