Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 18:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 18:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 18:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, God promised that Sarah would have a baby boy even though she was very old. Sarah listened to this promise while standing at the door of her tent.

Genesis 18:10: And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, which [was] behind him.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:26

Genesis 18:10 implies that Sarah will bear a child due to a divine promise, suggesting a limitation of natural possibilities, whereas Matthew 19:26 states all things are possible with God, suggesting no need for miraculous intervention because everything is achievable by divine will.

Matthew 19:26: But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:11

Genesis 18:10 presents Sarah as initially skeptical of God's promise, while Hebrews 11:11 credits her faith as the means by which she received strength to conceive, contradicting her initial doubt.

Hebrews 11:11: Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

Contradiction with Luke 1:37

Genesis 18:10 sets the miraculous birth as a unique divine intervention, while Luke 1:37 emphasizes that nothing is impossible with God, implying such interventions aren't exceptional because God's power is boundless.

Luke 1:37: For with God nothing shall be impossible.
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