Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 23:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 23:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 23:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, Ephron was a man living with his people called the Hittites. He spoke to Abraham in front of everyone at the city gate so that they could all hear.

Genesis 23:10: And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, [even] of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, [audience: Heb. ears]

Contradiction with Genesis 24:3-4

While Genesis 23:10 highlights cooperation with local Canaanites, these verses emphasize avoiding marriages with Canaanites, suggesting separation rather than cooperation.

Genesis 24:3-4: And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2-3

Here, the instruction is to make no covenant or marriage with the Canaanites, contradicting the interaction and transaction with Hittites in Genesis 23:10.

Deuteronomy 7:2-3: And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

Contradiction with Joshua 23:12-13

These verses warn against mingling with the Canaanite nations, opposing the peaceful negotiation depicted in Genesis 23:10.

Joshua 23:12-13: Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 6:14

This New Testament verse advises not to be yoked with unbelievers, contrasting the amicable dealings with non-Israelites in Genesis 23:10.

2 Corinthians 6:14: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Contradiction with Exodus 34:12

This verse warns against making covenants with the inhabitants of the land, which contrasts with the negotiation taking place in Genesis 23:10.

Exodus 34:12: Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

Contradiction with Judges 2:2

Here, God reprimands Israel for making covenants with the inhabitants of the land, in contradiction to the peaceful engagement in Genesis 23:10.

Judges 2:2: And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
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