Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 32:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 32:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.
According to the author of Genesis, Jacob saw angels and thought they were God's helpers, so he named the place Mahanaim, meaning "two camps" because his camp and God's camp were together. This made Jacob feel like God was watching over him and keeping him safe.
Genesis 32:2: And when Jacob saw them, he said, This [is] God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. [Mahanaim: that is, Two hosts, or, camps]
Contradiction with Genesis 32:22-24
This passage where Jacob wrestles with a man (God) later that night seemingly contradicts Genesis 32:2, which mentions angels meeting Jacob, raising questions about the nature of divine encounters and continuity.
Genesis 32:22-24: And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
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