Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 10:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 10:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 10:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse tells us that a man named Nimrod was starting to build his kingdom, and these places, including Babel, were part of it. Babel is another name for Babylon, and it was in a region called Shinar.

Genesis 10:10: And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. [Babel: Gr. Babylon]

Contradiction with Genesis 11:9

This verse explains the origin of Babel's name due to God confounding the language, while Genesis 10:10 lists Babel among Nimrod's kingdom, not mentioning the linguistic event.

Genesis 11:9: Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. [Babel: that is, Confusion]

Contradiction with Isaiah 13:19

This verse predicts the ruin of Babylon, contrasting with Genesis 10:10, which lists Babel as a part of Nimrod's established kingdom.

Isaiah 13:19: And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. [as...: Heb. as the overthrowing]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 51:41

Speaks of the humiliation of Babylon (Babel), which contradicts the Genesis 10:10 portrayal of the city as an important part of Nimrod's dominion.

Jeremiah 51:41: How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
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