Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 6:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 6:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 6:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse tells us about the family of Kohath, who had four sons named Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. This helps us understand the family tree and who was related to who.

1 Chronicles 6:2: And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

Contradiction with Exodus 6:16

This verse states the sons of Levi as Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, while 1 Chronicles 6:2 mentions Levi as the father of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, presenting no direct contradiction but details the same lineage.

Exodus 6:16: And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven years.

Contradiction with Numbers 3:17

Lists the sons of Levi as Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, akin to 1 Chronicles 6:2, thus seemingly consistent rather than contradictory.

Numbers 3:17: And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

Contradiction with Genesis 46:11

Names the sons of Levi as Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, paralleling 1 Chronicles 6:2 and not presenting a contradiction.

Genesis 46:11: And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. [Gershon: or, Gershom]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:16

Reiterates Gershon, Kohath, and Merari as sons of Levi, consistent with the genealogy in 1 Chronicles 6:2.

1 Chronicles 6:16: The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. [Gershom: or, Gershon]
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