Contradiction with Genesis 17:8
Genesis 17:8 also promises the land to Abraham and his descendants, raising questions of different terms and conditions of the covenant with Abraham compared to Jacob.
Genesis 17:8: And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. [wherein...: Heb. of thy sojournings]
Contradiction with Exodus 32:13
Although Exodus 32:13 reaffirms the promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, it highlights conditions related to the Israelites’ behavior which contradict unconditional promises.
Exodus 32:13: Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit [it] for ever.
Contradiction with Numbers 14:23
This verse refers to a promise that is revoked due to disobedience, contradicting the idea of an unconditionally given land in Genesis 35:12.
Numbers 14:23: Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: [Surely...: Heb. If they see the land]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 9:5
This verse claims the Israelites are given land not because of their righteousness, contradicting the perceived unconditional ownership in Genesis 35:12.
Deuteronomy 9:5: Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Contradiction with Judges 2:1-3
It denotes a breaking of God's covenant because of Israel’s disobedience, contradicting the perpetuity of the promise in Genesis 35:12.
Judges 2:1-3: And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. [angel: or, messenger]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:7
This verse implies a conditional promise based on obedience, contradicting the unconditional inheritance in Genesis 35:12.
Jeremiah 7:7: Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
Contradiction with Hosea 1:9-10
It suggests that Israel can lose its status as God's people, which would contradict the enduring covenant implied by Genesis 35:12.
Hosea 1:9-10: Then said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God]. [Loammi: that is, Not my people]