Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 36:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 36:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 36:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Adah had a son with Esau named Eliphaz, and Bashemath had another son with Esau named Reuel. This shows Esau's family growing as he has children with his wives.

Genesis 36:4: And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 1:36

Mentions a different lineage for the sons of Eliphaz without specifically naming Adah as the mother, which creates a discrepancy with Genesis 36:4 that explicitly names Adah as the mother of Eliphaz's sons.

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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