Contradiction with Genesis 14:8
Explains a battle involving kings, which may appear as a continuation or expansion rather than a contradiction, but different translations may have variances in numbers or names that may seem contradictory.
Genesis 14:8: And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same [is] Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
Contradiction with Genesis 10:10
References the kingdom of Nimrod, which could create confusion regarding the king of Shinar due to differing accounts of leadership and territories.
Genesis 10:10: And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. [Babel: Gr. Babylon]
Contradiction with Judges 1:4
Describes the defeat of Canaanites, which contrasts with the alliances among kings that could imply previous conquest difficulties inconsistent with later victories.
Judges 1:4: And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
Contradiction with Genesis 36:31
Lists different kings of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites, suggesting alternate leadership timelines that might seem inconsistent when cross-referenced without detailed context.
Genesis 36:31: And these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 12:1-2
Discusses varying alliances and battles during Rehoboam’s reign, introducing complexities in the development of regional power dynamics.
2 Chronicles 12:1-2: And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.