Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 17:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 17:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 17:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who wrote the book of Genesis, Ishmael was 13 years old when he went through a special ritual called circumcision, which was a sign of God’s promise with Abraham's family. This shows that he was included in God's special plan for Abraham’s descendants.

Genesis 17:25: And Ishmael his son [was] thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:48

This verse contradicts Genesis 17:25 by stating that no uncircumcised person is allowed to eat the Passover, despite Ishmael being circumcised in Genesis 17:25.

Exodus 12:48: And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

Contradiction with Galatians 5:2

This verse contradicts Genesis 17:25 by stating that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing, highlighting a departure from the Old Testament practice.

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

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