Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 26:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 26:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 26:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that the man kept getting more and more successful and important. He started with a little and just kept growing until he was really, really successful.

Genesis 26:13: And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: [went...: Heb. went going]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

This verse instructs not to lay up treasures on earth, conflicting with Genesis 26:13 where Isaac's wealth is emphasized.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Proverbs 23:5

Suggests that riches are fleeting, which contradicts the increasing wealth described in Genesis 26:13.

Proverbs 23:5: Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. [set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon]

Contradiction with James 5:1-2

Warns the rich about coming miseries and decay of riches, contrasting the prosperity in Genesis 26:13.

James 5:1-2: Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].

Contradiction with Luke 12:15

Advises against covetousness and equates life with more than possessions, opposing the focus on Isaac's material success in Genesis 26:13.

Luke 12:15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
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