Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 11:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 11:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 11:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse tells us that Nahor lived for a long time after having a son named Terah and had many more children. It shows that families were very important and people lived for many years in those times.

Genesis 11:25: And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

Genesis 11:25 mentions death, while Genesis 1:31 describes God's creation as very good, implying a world without death.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Romans 6:23

Genesis 11:25 mentions Shelah lived a long life, but Romans 6:23 indicates death is the result of sin, contrasting with the notion of lengthy life.

Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

Genesis 11:25 notes the death of Shelah, while Hebrews 9:27 states that people are appointed to die once, aligning but contrasting with the specificity of Shelah's long life and repeated account.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:22

Genesis 11:25 shows life extending through generations, whereas 1 Corinthians 15:22 reminds that all in Adam die, emphasizing mortality after sin.

1 Corinthians 15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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