Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 15:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 15:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 15:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christians, these are names of different groups of people living in the land God promised to Abraham. It shows how big and special the land was that God wanted to give to Abraham and his family.

Genesis 15:19: The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

Contradiction with Exodus 23:31

Whereas Genesis 15:19 lists subdued nations, Exodus 23:31 states God will establish borders of the land, hinting at larger territorial promises not specified in Genesis 15:19.

Exodus 23:31: And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

Contradiction with Judges 2:21-23

This passage implies God left some nations to test Israel, which seems to contradict the idea in Genesis 15:19 of fully giving the lands to Abram's descendants.

Judges 2:21-23: I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:16-18

Commands to utterly destroy other nations seem to contrast with the mixed coexistence of nations mentioned in Genesis 15:19.

Deuteronomy 20:16-18: But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

Contradiction with Joshua 13:1-7

God lists remaining land in Canaan yet to be conquered, differing from the complete inheritance suggested in Genesis 15:19.

Joshua 13:1-7: Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [to...: Heb. to possess it]

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Genesis 15:19 could be related to the mention of specific groups, such as the Kenites, that some historians believe did not exist until a later time period than when the events of Genesis are traditionally dated. This can lead to debates about the accuracy of the historical timeline in the text.

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