Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 5:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 5:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 5:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse is telling us about the family tree of people in the Bible. It lists the names of some dads and their sons to show where a certain family came from.

1 Chronicles 5:4: The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 5:1

Explains the firstborn rights of Reuben, which does not apply to the lineage of Joel as mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:4.

1 Chronicles 5:1: Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 26:24

Mentions Shebuel as a descendant of Moses, conflicting with the lineage specified in 1 Chronicles 5:4.

1 Chronicles 26:24: And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, [was] ruler of the treasures.

Contradiction with Numbers 3:12

States God takes the Levites instead of the firstborn for Himself, contrasting with the specific genealogy listed in 1 Chronicles 5.

Numbers 3:12: And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;

Contradiction with Genesis 49:4

Refers to Reuben's unstable nature and losing his firstborn rights, which affects his lineage mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:4.

Genesis 49:4: Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my couch. [thou shalt...: Heb. do not thou excel] [he went...: or, my couch is gone]
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