Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 15:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 15:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 15:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Abram was talking to God and said he had no children of his own, so someone else who lived in his house would get everything he had. Abram was letting God know that he really wanted a child of his own.

Genesis 15:3: And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

Contradiction with Genesis 17:16

In Genesis 15:3, Abram expresses doubt about having his own offspring, yet in Genesis 17:16, God promises that Sarah will bear a son, contradicting Abram's earlier doubt.

Genesis 17:16: And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be [a mother] of nations; kings of people shall be of her. [she...: Heb. she shall become nations]

Contradiction with Genesis 21:2

Genesis 15:3 shows Abram's concern about not having an heir, but Genesis 21:2 reports the birth of his son Isaac, contradicting Abram’s earlier concern.

Genesis 21:2: For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Contradiction with Galatians 4:22

Genesis 15:3 suggests Abram's heir would be from his household only, whereas Galatians 4:22 mentions two sons, one by a bondwoman and another by a free woman, highlighting a contradiction in who the heir would be.

Galatians 4:22: For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
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