Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 23:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 23:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 23:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse is about a kind man named Ephron who offers Abraham a field and a cave for free so that Abraham can bury his loved one. It's an example of kindness and generosity in helping someone in need.

Genesis 23:11: Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that [is] therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Contradiction with Proverbs 23:23

Contradicts the notion of free acquisition by emphasizing the purchase of truth and wisdom.

Proverbs 23:23: Buy the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:8

Contradicts by instructing to give freely, contrasting with the offering of land without payment.

Matthew 10:8: Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

Contradiction with Acts 8:20

Highlights the inappropriateness of offering gifts for personal gain, conflicting with the notion of gifting land.

Acts 8:20: But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:24

Contradicts by showing David's insistence on paying for the threshing floor, opposing the idea of accepting property as a gift.

2 Samuel 24:24: And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy [it] of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:14

Contradicts through the depiction of undervaluing something only to later declare its worth, conflicting with offering land freely.

Proverbs 20:14: [It is] naught, [it is] naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
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