Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 11:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 11:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 11:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God came down to look at the tall tower that the people were building. He wanted to see what they were doing because they were trying to show how great they were.

Genesis 11:5: And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:22

Genesis 11:5 depicts God coming down to see the city, implying He is not omnipresent, whereas Isaiah 40:22 suggests God's omnipresence, as He sits above the circle of the earth.

Isaiah 40:22: [It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: [It is...: or, Him that]

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

Genesis 11:5 suggests God needs to come down to see human actions, while Proverbs 15:3 states that the eyes of the Lord are in every place, observing both evil and good.

Proverbs 15:3: The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:7-8

Genesis 11:5 implies God needs to physically descend to see human activities, contrasting with Psalm 139:7-8, where God's presence is considered inescapable from anywhere.

Psalm 139:7-8: Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:23-24

Genesis 11:5 suggests a limitation in God's presence, whereas Jeremiah 23:23-24 declares God as near and far simultaneously, contradicting the need for God to come down.

Jeremiah 23:23-24: [Am] I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

Contradiction with Acts 17:24-28

Genesis 11:5 suggests God physically came down to see the city, conflicting with Acts 17:24-28 which highlights that God does not dwell in temples made with hands and is not far from any one of us.

Acts 17:24-28: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
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