Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 36:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 36:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 36:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse tells us about Aholibamah, who is married to Esau, and they have three sons named Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. The verse helps us know the family tree and who belongs to Esau's family.

Genesis 36:14: And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

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]
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