Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 36:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 36:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 36:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, Timna was like a wife to Eliphaz, who was Esau's son, and they had a child named Amalek together. This shows part of Esau's family and tells about the people who came from his wife Adah.

Genesis 36:12: And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these [were] the sons of Adah Esau's wife.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 1:36

This verse lists Eliphaz's sons but does not mention Timna as a concubine or related context, presenting a genealogical divergence.

1 Chronicles 1:36: The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. [Zephi: or, Zepho]
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