Contradiction with Exodus 12:40
States that the Israelites lived in Egypt for 430 years, which contrasts with the 20 years Jacob mentions in Genesis 31:38 regarding his time under Laban.
Exodus 12:40: Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, [was] four hundred and thirty years.
Contradiction with Numbers 14:34
Describes a punishment of 40 years of wandering corresponding to 40 days, unlike the period Jacob worked for Laban.
Numbers 14:34: After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, [even] forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, [even] forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. [breach...: or, altering of my purpose]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 2:7
Indicates that God was with the Israelites for 40 years in the wilderness, differing from the care Jacob says he gave to Laban's flock.
Deuteronomy 2:7: For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God [hath been] with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 2:11
Mentions David's reign of 40 years, which contrasts in duration with Jacob’s 20-year service described in Genesis 31:38.
1 Kings 2:11: And the days that David reigned over Israel [were] forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
Contradiction with Acts 7:6
Refers to 400 years of oppression in a foreign land, which differs in nature and time span from Jacob's peaceful service to Laban.
Acts 7:6: And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat [them] evil four hundred years.