Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 11:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 11:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 11:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written Genesis, Abram and Nahor got married. Abram's wife was named Sarai, and Nahor's wife was named Milcah, and she was the daughter of Haran.

Genesis 11:29: And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:13

Genesis 11:29 mentions a male-female pair with Sarai, whereas 1 Timothy 2:13 emphasizes male-first creation, possibly conflicting in gender roles’ precedence.

1 Timothy 2:13: For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

Contradiction with Acts 17:26

This verse states all nations are made from one blood, while Genesis 11:29 introduces different lineages and families.

Acts 17:26: And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

Emphasizes equality in Christ, potentially conflicting with the patriarchal lineage emphasis in Genesis 11:29.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:34

Calls for women to keep silence, whereas Genesis 11:29 presents pivotal women in narrative roles.

1 Corinthians 14:34: Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

Contradiction with Numbers 12:1

Miriam and Aaron challenge Moses for marrying a Cushite woman, introducing racial dynamics not present in Genesis 11:29.

Numbers 12:1: And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. [Ethiopian: or, Cushite] [married: Heb. taken]
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