Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 13:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 13:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 13:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Abraham is being kind and generous by letting his nephew Lot choose which part of the land he wants first. Abraham trusts that God will take care of him no matter which land is left for him.

Genesis 13:9: [Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

Contradiction with Genesis 9:1

Whereas Genesis 13:9 suggests separation to avoid conflict, Genesis 9:1 emphasizes filling the earth together.

Genesis 9:1: And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

Genesis 13:9 suggests avoiding conflict through separation, but Matthew 5:9 encourages peacemaking.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:10

Suggests unity and no division, contrary to the separation indicated in Genesis 13:9.

1 Corinthians 1:10: Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. [divisions: Gr. schisms]

Contradiction with Acts 2:44-45

Focuses on living together and sharing everything, unlike the separation described in Genesis 13:9.

Acts 2:44-45: And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
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