Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 37:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 37:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 37:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Midianites and sold to a man named Potiphar, who worked for the king as a very important guard. This was the beginning of a new part of Joseph's story in a strange land.

Genesis 37:36: And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, [and] captain of the guard. [officer: Heb. eunuch: but the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers] [captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the slaughter men, or executioners]

Contradiction with Genesis 39:1

This verse states that Joseph was sold to Potiphar by the Ishmeelites, not the Midianites as suggested in Genesis 37:36.

Genesis 39:1: And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

Contradiction with Genesis 37:28

This verse indicates that it was the Midianite merchants who sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites, creating confusion with who actually sold Joseph to Egypt.

Genesis 37:28: Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Contradiction with Genesis 45:4

Joseph, while addressing his brothers, says it was they who sold him, not the Midianites, contradicting Genesis 37:36.

Genesis 45:4: And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I [am] Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

Contradiction with Acts 7:9

Stephen mentions that the patriarchs sold Joseph into Egypt, differing from the account of the Midianites handling the sale.

Acts 7:9: And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
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