Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 10:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 10:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 10:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Canaan had a son named Sidon and another son named Heth. This verse tells us about the early family members in the Bible.

Genesis 10:15: And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, [Sidon: Heb. Tzidon]

Contradiction with Genesis 9:25

Contradicts the blessing implied for Canaan's lineage by discussing servitude as a curse.

Genesis 9:25: And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

Contradiction with Genesis 10:6

Lists Canaan as Ham's son directly, seemingly without the intermediary lineage mentioned in Genesis 10:15.

Genesis 10:6: And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

Contradiction with Numbers 13:29

Describes Canaanites living by the sea and the Jordan, constrasting with the specific descendants listed in Genesis 10:15.

Numbers 13:29: The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
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