Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 14:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 14:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 14:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells us about a group of people who went back to a place called Enmishpat and fought against the Amalekites and Amorites living there. They were trying to win the land from those people.

Genesis 14:7: And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which [is] Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

Contradiction with Genesis 13:15

Genesis 13:15 promises Abram and his descendants all the land he sees forever, which seems contradicted by the invasion and conquering by foreign kings in Genesis 14:7.

Genesis 13:15: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Contradiction with Joshua 21:43

Joshua 21:43 states that the Lord gave all the land He swore to give to Israel, yet Genesis 14:7 shows a period when enemies controlled that land.

Joshua 21:43: And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Contradiction with Exodus 6:4

Exodus 6:4 mentions God's covenant to give the land to Abram's descendants, contradicting the intermediate conquests by other nations as seen in Genesis 14:7.

Exodus 6:4: And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:10

Deuteronomy 12:10 speaks of rest from enemies when they dwell in their land, which seems contradicted by the persistent battles and conquests like those in Genesis 14:7.

Deuteronomy 12:10: But [when] ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and [when] he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

Contradiction with Numbers 14:30

Numbers 14:30 asserts the promise that the Israelites will enter the promised land, contrasting with the seemingly enduring control of foreign kings in Genesis 14:7.

Numbers 14:30: Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, [concerning] which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. [sware: Heb. lifted up my hand]
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