Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 21:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 21:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 21:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Genesis, Abraham lived as a traveler in the land where the Philistines lived for a long time. This shows how God was with him and kept him safe even when he was far from his own home.

Genesis 21:34: And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:40

This verse states that the children of Israel lived in Egypt for 430 years, which contradicts the implication of long-term habitation in the land of the Philistines in Genesis 21:34.

Exodus 12:40: Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, [was] four hundred and thirty years.

Contradiction with Acts 7:6

This verse mentions that Abraham's descendants would be in a foreign land and enslaved for 400 years, conflicting with the peaceful dwelling in the land of the Philistines implied in Genesis 21:34.

Acts 7:6: And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat [them] evil four hundred years.
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