Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 12:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 12:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 12:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian interpretations, Pharaoh is upset because Abram didn't tell him that Sarai was his wife. Pharaoh feels tricked and is asking Abram why he didn't tell the truth.

Genesis 12:18: And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What [is] this [that] thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she [was] thy wife?

Contradiction with Exodus 4:11

This verse contradicts Genesis 12:18 by showing God's omnipotence in controlling human conditions, suggesting accountability in situations, unlike Pharaoh's unwitting situation with Sarai.

Exodus 4:11: And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

This verse indicates God's omniscience and awareness of all actions, contradicting the apparent unawareness of Pharaoh about Sarai's relationship with Abram.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:28

Asserts God's everlasting understanding and wisdom, contrasting with the situation where Pharaoh, unknowingly, acted against God's moral backdrop shown in Genesis 12:18.

Isaiah 40:28: Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:7-8

Suggests God's omnipresence and inability for humans to hide actions, opposing Pharaoh's ignorance about the true nature of Sarai.

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

Contradiction with Daniel 2:22

It claims God's ability to reveal deep and hidden things, which contradicts Pharaoh's ignorance about the deception with Sarai.

Daniel 2:22: He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what [is] in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:13

States that nothing in creation is hidden from God, which is contrary to the concealment seen in Genesis 12:18 concerning Pharaoh and Sarai.

Hebrews 4:13: Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
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