Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 6:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 6:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 6:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells us about the family members of Gershon, who had two sons named Libni and Shimi. It helps to show the family tree of the people Moses was leading.

Exodus 6:17: The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

Contradiction with Genesis 46:10

Lists Simeon's sons and mentions Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar and Shaul; it contradicts Exodus 6:17, which does not list all these names as descendants of Simeon.

Genesis 46:10: And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. [Jemuel: or, Nemuel] [Jachin: or, Jarib] [Zohar: or, Zerah]

Contradiction with Numbers 26:12

Enumerates the family leaders of Simeon's descendants differently, providing an alternate genealogy which conflicts with the listing of the sons of Gershon in Exodus 6:17.

Numbers 26:12: The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites: [Nemuel: also called, Jemuel] [Jachin: also called, Jarib]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 4:24

Lists the sons of Simeon as Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul, presenting a different set of names from those listed in Exodus 6:17 for Levi's descendants.

1 Chronicles 4:24: The sons of Simeon [were], Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Shaul: [Nemuel: or, Jemuel] [Jarib, Zerah: or, Jachin Zohar]
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