Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 13:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 13:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 13:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told Abraham to walk around the land because God promised to give it to him and his family. This was to show Abraham how special the land was and that it would be theirs.

Genesis 13:17: Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

This verse implies that the meek, rather than those who physically walk the land, shall inherit the earth, suggesting inheritance through virtue rather than physical traversal.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:50

This verse suggests that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, contradicting the idea of physically walking through the land as a means to possess it.

1 Corinthians 15:50: Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:16

This verse indicates a desire for a heavenly country rather than an earthly one, opposing the concept of physical land inheritance in Genesis 13:17.

Hebrews 11:16: But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

Contradiction with John 4:24

This verse emphasizes worship in spirit and truth, contradicting the notion of the significance of physical land possession as emphasized in Genesis 13:17.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
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