Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 11:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 11:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 11:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells us that a man named Arphaxad had a son called Salah when he was 35 years old. It's part of the Bible's way of showing how families and people came to be.

Genesis 11:12: And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 1:17-27

This genealogy lists Arphaxad as the father of Shelah without mentioning Cainan, conflicting with some interpretations of Genesis 11:12 which include Cainan in the lineage.

1 Chronicles 1:17-27: The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. [Meshech: or, Mash]

Contradiction with Luke 3:35-36

This genealogy includes an additional generation between Arphaxad and Salah (Shelah), namely Cainan, which contradicts Genesis 11:12 that directly lists Arphaxad as the father of Salah without mentioning Cainan.

Luke 3:35-36: Which was [the son] of Saruch, which was [the son] of Ragau, which was [the son] of Phalec, which was [the son] of Heber, which was [the son] of Sala,

Paradox #1

The contradiction involves differing genealogies between Genesis 11:12 and 1 Chronicles 1:18. In Genesis, Arpachshad is the father of Shelah, but in 1 Chronicles, Arpachshad is listed as the grandfather of Shelah, with Cainan as the father. This inconsistency creates confusion about the lineage.

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