Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 13:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 13:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 13:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who wrote the book, Abram went back to a special place where he had built an altar before, and there he prayed and talked to God. This shows that Abram loved spending time with God and asking for His help.

Genesis 13:4: Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises to trust in the Lord with all your heart and not lean on your own understanding, potentially contradicting the act of returning to a place seeking previous favor or relying on past experiences, as in Genesis 13:4.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

These verses caution against confidently planning based on past experiences, which contradicts Abram's return to a previously significant place in Genesis 13:4.

James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

This verse emphasizes not worrying about tomorrow, contrasting with Abram returning to a previous location, possibly implying a reliance on past assurance, as mentioned in Genesis 13:4.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.
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