Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 1:35
1 Chronicles 1:35 lists Esau's sons differently, creating a potential contradiction in genealogical records.
1 Chronicles 1:35: The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
Contradiction with Genesis 26:34-35
It says Esau married Judith and Bashemath, which conflicts with the names of wives mentioned in Genesis 36:14.
Genesis 26:34-35: And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
Contradiction with Genesis 36:2-3
Lists Esau's wives with different names (Adah, Aholibamah, Bashemath), leading to confusion about Esau's wives and their descendants.
Genesis 36:2-3: Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
Contradiction with Genesis 28:9
Mentions Esau marrying Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, potentially conflicting with the wives listed in Genesis 36:14.
Genesis 28:9: Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. [Mahalath: or, Bashemath]
Contradiction with Genesis 46:10
States Simeon's son Shaul’s mother as a Canaanite woman, causing confusion with similar names in Esau’s genealogy.
Genesis 46:10: And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. [Jemuel: or, Nemuel] [Jachin: or, Jarib] [Zohar: or, Zerah]