Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 12:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 12:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 12:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and everything they owned to go to a new place called Canaan that God wanted them to explore. They trusted God and traveled to this special land.

Genesis 12:5: And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:31

Describes Terah taking Abram, Lot, and Sarai from Ur to Canaan, but settling in Haran instead, creating ambiguity about the initiator of the journey and the intended destination.

Genesis 11:31: And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Contradiction with Genesis 13:1-2

Suggests Abram's wealth and possessions upon leaving Egypt, contrasting the journey narrative in Genesis 12:5 focused on leaving Haran, not the riches acquired later.

Genesis 13:1-2: And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
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