Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 8:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 8:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 8:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse tells us about a man named Gera who moved some people, including Naaman and Ahiah, and later had two sons named Uzza and Ahihud. It's like a family story showing the members and changes in Gera's family.

1 Chronicles 8:7: And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 9:3

This verse includes additional or different descendants of Benjamin, potentially leading to discrepancies with the genealogical account in 1 Chronicles 8:7.

1 Chronicles 9:3: And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;

Contradiction with Genesis 46:21

Lists the sons of Benjamin, which may not align perfectly with the names and descendants cited in 1 Chronicles 8:7.

Genesis 46:21: And the sons of Benjamin [were] Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. [Ehi: or, Ahiram] [Muppim: or, Shupham or, Shuppim] [Huppim: or, Hupham]

Contradiction with Numbers 26:38-41

Provides another account of Benjamin's descendants, which might vary from those mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:7.

Numbers 26:38-41: The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites: [Ahiram: also called, Ehi, or, Aharah]

Contradiction with Judges 20:46-48

References the remnants of Benjamin, implying a different historical account that may affect the lineage referred to in 1 Chronicles 8:7.

Judges 20:46-48: So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these [were] men of valour.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 9:1-2

Introduces Kish and his genealogy, which might not directly align with the depiction in 1 Chronicles 8:7.

1 Samuel 9:1-2: Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. [a Benjamite: or, the son of a man of Jemini] [power: or, substance]
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