Contradiction with Acts 7:2-4
These verses suggest God called Abraham after he left Haran, while Genesis 14:17 implies an earlier encounter.
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,
Contradiction with James 2:21-24
James emphasizes faith and works in Abraham’s justification, contrasting with Genesis 14:17 where faith alone is implied through blessing by Melchizedek, without immediate reference to works.
James 2:21-24: Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Contradiction with Galatians 3:17
This verse states the law came 430 years after Abraham, creating a timeline contradiction as Genesis 14:17 occurs after the promise but before the law.
Galatians 3:17: And this I say, [that] the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
Contradiction with Hebrews 7:3
Describes Melchizedek as without genealogy and eternal, inconsistent with his appearance in Genesis 14:17 as a historical figure.
Hebrews 7:3: Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. [without descent: Gr. without pedigree]
Contradiction with Exodus 6:3
Indicates God was not known by the name Jehovah before Moses, contradicting the implied use of the name in worship in Genesis 14:17.
Exodus 6:3: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.