Deuteronomy 10:22 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to Moses, a long time ago, only a few people from your family went to Egypt, but now God has made your family grow as many as the stars in the sky.

Contradiction with Genesis 46:27

This verse states that Jacob's entire family who came to Egypt numbered seventy, which may conflict with the notion of a vastly larger number mentioned in Deuteronomy 10:22.

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 Exodus 1:5

This mentions the total number of Jacob's family members who went to Egypt as seventy, differing from the exponentially increased descendants.

Exodus 1:5: And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already]. [loins: Heb. thigh]

Contradiction with Acts 7:14

States that seventy-five people went down to Egypt with Jacob, which contradicts the seventy mentioned in Deuteronomy 10:22 when referring to the initial small number.

Acts 7:14: Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Paradox #1

The potential issue with Deuteronomy 10:22 is that it mentions Jacob's descendants going to Egypt as seventy people, while elsewhere in the Bible, such as in Genesis 46:27 and Exodus 1:5, it sometimes provides different numbers due to various counting methods or textual traditions. This can create confusion or seem inconsistent when comparing these passages.

Paradox #2

The potential scientific inconsistency could be related to population growth and logistics. The verse might imply a rapid increase in population size over a relatively short period, which could conflict with what we know about human population growth rates and resources required to sustain such growth. This inconsistency arises when comparing the numbers to historical population dynamics and demographic limitations.

Paradox #3