Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 17:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 17:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 17:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the writer of Genesis, when God spoke to Abram, Abram was so amazed and full of respect that he knelt down with his face to the ground. This was Abram's way of showing that he was ready to listen to God and do what He asked.

Genesis 17:3: And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Contradiction with Genesis 18:1

Genesis 17:3 shows God speaking directly to Abram, whereas Genesis 18:1 describes God appearing to Abraham more indirectly through three men.

Genesis 18:1: And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; [plain: Heb. plains]

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

Genesis 17:3 implies a direct encounter with God, but Exodus 33:20 states that no one can see God's face and live.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 1:18

This verse states that no one has seen God at any time, besides the only begotten Son, contradicting the encounter in Genesis 17:3.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

Asserts God dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see, contradicting the direct presence in Genesis 17:3.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:12

Declares that no one has ever seen God, contrasting with the encounter described in Genesis 17:3.

1 John 4:12: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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