Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 17:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 17:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 17:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Abraham followed God's instructions and made sure that his son Ishmael and all the men in his house were circumcised that very day. This made God happy because Abraham listened and did what God asked him to do.

Genesis 17:23: And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:2

This verse contradicts Genesis 17:23 by emphasizing that if one seeks righteousness through circumcision, Christ will not benefit them, whereas Genesis 17:23 depicts circumcision as a covenant with God.

Galatians 5:2: Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Contradiction with Romans 2:29

This verse emphasizes that true circumcision is a matter of the heart, in the Spirit, not the physical act, contrasting the literal circumcision undertaken by Abraham in Genesis 17:23.

Romans 2:29: But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.
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