Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 1:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 1:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 1:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written Genesis, God placed the sun, moon, and stars in the sky so that they could shine and give light to the world. This helped make day and night for everyone on Earth.

Genesis 1:17: And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Contradiction with Genesis 1:3

Genesis 1:3 describes God creating light on the first day before creating the sun, moon, and stars, which were set in the sky on the fourth day per Genesis 1:17, leading to questions about the source of light prior.

Genesis 1:3: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:14-16

These verses mention God making two great lights and the stars before mentioning their placement in Genesis 1:17, which some interpret as a sequence contradiction regarding creation and placement times.

Genesis 1:14-16: And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: [the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:19

The description of the end of the fourth day might be seen as contradicting the continuous nature of light provision suggested in Genesis 1:17, depending on interpretations of "day."

Genesis 1:19: And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]
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