Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 12:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 12:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 12:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that there was not enough food where Abram lived, so he traveled to Egypt where there was more food. Abram was hoping to find a better place to stay until the bad times were over.

Genesis 12:10: And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.

Contradiction with Genesis 26:1

This verse contradicts Genesis 12:10 by showing God instructing Isaac not to go to Egypt during a famine, whereas Abram went there in Genesis 12:10 due to famine.

Genesis 26:1: And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

Paradox #1

One potential conflict is with historical records regarding famines in Egypt. The timeline of events described in Genesis does not align with Egyptian records of famines, leading to questions about the accuracy of the account's historical context.

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