Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 23:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 23:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 23:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the author of Genesis, the children of Heth were people living in the land where Abraham wanted to buy a place to bury his wife. They spoke to Abraham because he had asked them for their help.

Genesis 23:5: And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

Contradiction with Genesis 23:6

This verse does not directly contradict Genesis 23:5, but rather continues the dialogue where the Hittites honor Abraham by offering him a choice of their sepulchres, which might suggest a contradiction only in terms of interpreting Abraham's status or intentions.

Genesis 23:6: Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. [a mighty...: Heb. a prince of God]

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