Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 36:41

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 36:41 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 36:41. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse tells us about some of the leaders, called "dukes," from Esau's family, showing how his descendants had important roles. It's like a list of important family members who had special jobs.

Genesis 36:41: Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

Contradiction with Judges 1:21

Mentions that the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem, contrasting the finality of dispossession in Genesis 36.

Judges 1:21: And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:1-2

Commands Israelites to utterly destroy all inhabitants of the promised land, contrasting peaceful coexistence with Edomite chiefs.

Deuteronomy 7:1-2: When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

Contradiction with Exodus 17:16

Statements about perpetual war with Amalek may contrast with the sovereign lists in Edom, as these dynamics suggest continuous conflict.

Exodus 17:16: For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [that] the LORD [will have] war with Amalek from generation to generation. [Because...: or, Because the hand of Amalek is against the throne of the LORD, therefore, etc] [the LORD hath...: Heb. the hand upon the throne of the LORD]
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