Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 13:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 13:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 13:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells how Abram (later known as Abraham) traveled back to a place he had been before, showing that God was with him and guiding him. It highlights how important it is to return to places where we feel close to God.

Genesis 13:3: And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;

Contradiction with Genesis 11:31

This earlier journey sets a different travel for Abram from Ur to Canaan, a different context than the journey in Genesis 13:3.

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 Numbers 33:48

Describes a journey to plains of Moab as God leads Israelites through different paths, illustrating different divine directives in different times.

Numbers 33:48: And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho.

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:8-9

Contrasts by emphasizing faith in Abraham's journey, while Genesis 13:3 is straightforwardly descriptive without theological emphasis.

Hebrews 11:8-9: By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

Contradiction with Acts 7:2-4

Stephen recounts the journey of Abraham with emphasis on divine call, whereas Genesis 13:3 lacks explicit mention of a divine call in this specific journey.

Acts 7:2-4: And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
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