Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 23:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 23:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 23:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the writer of Genesis, a man is telling Abraham that the price of the land to bury his wife is 400 silver pieces, but they are good friends, so the man doesn't think the money should come between them. He is saying it's okay to go ahead and use the land for burying.

Genesis 23:15: My lord, hearken unto me: the land [is worth] four hundred shekels of silver; what [is] that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:21

A contradiction arises as Proverbs highlights the folly of hastily acquired wealth, while Genesis 23:15 depicts a direct transaction without any caution about quick exchanges.

Proverbs 20:21: An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:8

Contradiction as Matthew encourages giving without payment, conflicting with the transactional nature of Genesis 23:15.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:1

While Genesis 23:15 involves a straightforward purchase, Isaiah promotes receiving without money, highlighting a spiritual economy contrary to financial transactions.

Isaiah 55:1: Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Contradiction with Acts 8:20

Acts denounces the purchase of God's gifts with money, contrasting with Abraham's transaction for the land with Ephron in Genesis 23:15.

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.
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