Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 1:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 1:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 1:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the king of Egypt talked to two helpers for mothers named Shiphrah and Puah. The king wanted them to do something important.

Exodus 1:15: And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one [was] Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

Exodus 1:15 speaks of Pharaoh commanding the Hebrew midwives to kill Hebrew male infants, whereas Exodus 20:13 states "Thou shalt not kill," highlighting a contradiction in directives regarding taking life.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:16-17

Exodus 1:15 involves an order to kill innocent infants, while Proverbs 6:16-17 mentions that God hates "hands that shed innocent blood," showing a contradiction in principles regarding the sanctity of life.

Proverbs 6:16-17: These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him: [unto...: Heb. of his soul]
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