Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 14:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 14:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 14:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God is very powerful and owns everything in the sky and on the ground. Abram is being told that he is special and blessed by this very strong and mighty God.

Genesis 14:19: And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

Contradiction with Exodus 20:11

This verse says that God made the heaven and the earth in six days, while Genesis 14:19 credits God with the ownership of heaven and earth but does not specify the timeframe.

Exodus 20:11: For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:12

This verse emphasizes that God created the earth and man upon it, focusing more on creation's details rather than blessing as in Genesis 14:19.

Isaiah 45:12: I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, [even] my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

Contradiction with Colossians 1:16

States that all things were created by and for Jesus, which could contradict Genesis 14:19 by attributing creation differently.

Colossians 1:16: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 27:5

Highlights that God made the earth and all people on it, using His great power, differing from the blessing motif in Genesis 14:19.

Jeremiah 27:5: I have made the earth, the man and the beast that [are] upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.

Contradiction with Job 9:6

Speaks about God shaking the earth out of its place, implying a sense of power in nature that is not evident in the blessing of Genesis 14:19.

Job 9:6: Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
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