Contradiction with Exodus 33:1-2
Genesis 12:6 mentions the Canaanites in the land, implying they occupy it, whereas Exodus 33:1-2 promises Israel's possession of the land, suggesting a different future for its occupants.
Exodus 33:1-2: And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, [and] go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:1
While Genesis 12:6 describes the Canaanites as present in the land, Deuteronomy 7:1 mentions multiple nations occupying it, suggesting a broader and more complex territorial situation.
Deuteronomy 7:1: When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
Contradiction with Joshua 3:10
Genesis 12:6 notes the Canaanites' presence, while Joshua 3:10 lists the divine assurance of driving out numerous nations before Israel, indicating a pending change in land occupation.
Joshua 3:10: And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God [is] among you, and [that] he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
Contradiction with Judges 1:21
Genesis 12:6 states that Canaanites were in the land, but Judges 1:21 reports that the Jebusites (not mentioned in Genesis 12:6) dwelled with the tribe of Benjamin, showing differing occupying groups.
Judges 1:21: And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 9:8
Genesis 12:6 emphasizes Canaanite presence, while Nehemiah 9:8 speaks of the fulfillment of the land promise to Abraham's descendants, suggesting a contrasting outcome to the Canaanite occupation.
Nehemiah 9:8: And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give [it, I say], to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou [art] righteous: