Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 25:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 25:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 25:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Esau was a skilled hunter who liked to be outside a lot, while Jacob was a simple and quiet person who liked to stay home. They were very different from each other even though they were brothers.

Genesis 25:27: And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Contradiction with Genesis 9:3

Genesis 25:27 highlights Esau as "a cunning hunter," while Genesis 9:3 states that all moving things that live shall be food, questioning the need for cunning in hunting.

Genesis 9:3: Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:26

Genesis 25:27 emphasizes human hunting, but Matthew 6:26 notes that God provides for birds, suggesting reliance on God rather than human skill.

Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6

Genesis 25:27 describes Esau as a hunter, whereas Isaiah 11:6 envisions a harmonious kingdom where predators and prey coexist peacefully.

Isaiah 11:6: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Contradiction with Romans 14:19

Genesis 25:27 mentions Esau’s skill in hunting, while Romans 14:19 promotes pursuing peace, contradicting the conflict inherent in hunting.

Romans 14:19: Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
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