Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 25:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 25:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 25:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written Genesis, this verse means that Abraham lived a long and happy life and when he died, he went to be with his family who had passed away before him. Christians believe this shows God's promise of a full and blessed life for those who trust in Him.

Genesis 25:8: Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full [of years]; and was gathered to his people.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse states that the dead know nothing, contradicting Genesis 25:8, which implies an afterlife ("gathered to his people").

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Job 14:10-12

These verses suggest that man lies in the grave without awakening, contradicting the idea in Genesis 25:8 of being "gathered to his people" after death.

Job 14:10-12: But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where [is] he? [wasteth...: Heb. is weakened, or, cut off]

Contradiction with Psalm 6:5

This verse claims there is no remembrance of God in death, challenging the notion from Genesis 25:8 of a continued existence.

Psalm 6:5: For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Contradiction with Isaiah 38:18

Here, it states that the grave cannot praise God, which contrasts with the implication in Genesis 25:8 of unity with ancestors in death.

Isaiah 38:18: For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:16-18

These verses affirm that without resurrection, the dead are perished, which opposes the idea in Genesis 25:8 of being gathered to one's people after death.

1 Corinthians 15:16-18: For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
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