Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 23:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 23:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.
According to the author of Genesis, this means that Abraham bought some land to own in front of everyone, showing that he really bought it and it was his. This is like when you buy something special and show it to everyone so they know it's yours.
Genesis 23:18: Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
Contradiction with Genesis 3:19
This verse speaks about returning to the ground, implying earthly disposition, versus Genesis 23:18 where Abraham acquires a burial site, maintaining permanence and separation from earth.
Genesis 3:19: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.
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