Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 1:4

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

According to Moses, these are the names of some of the children in a big family. These brothers' families grew into very large and important groups of people.

Exodus 1:4: Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Contradiction with Genesis 46:27

This verse lists the persons of Jacob's house who came into Egypt as seventy souls, whereas Exodus 1:4 mentions specific sons of Jacob.

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 Genesis 46:8

This verse gives a different arrangement and listing of Jacob's descendants than Exodus 1:4, potentially contradicting an order or detail.

Genesis 46:8: And these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:22

States the number of people who went into Egypt as seventy souls, which can be seen as inconsistent with the specific names given in Exodus 1:4.

Deuteronomy 10:22: Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

Contradiction with Acts 7:14

Mentions that Joseph called Jacob and seventy-five souls to Egypt, differing in number from the listing that Exodus 1:4 is derived from.

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