Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 41:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 41:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 41:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that even though the skinny cows ate the healthy cows, they didn't get fat and still looked thin and sick. It's like a dream showing something strange and important.

Genesis 41:21: And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they [were] still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. [eaten...: Heb. come to the inward parts of them]

Contradiction with Genesis 41:22-24

These verses continue the narrative from Genesis 41:21 without any apparent contradiction.

Genesis 41:22-24: And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

Contradiction with Genesis 41:29-30

Contrary to the plenty and lack of consumption described in Genesis 41:21, these verses predict seven years of famine after seven years of plenty, suggesting eventual scarcity rather than uninterrupted plenty.

Genesis 41:29-30: Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

Contradiction with Genesis 41:49

This verse describes the abundance of grain in Egypt, a potential contradiction to the consumption described in Genesis 41:21, highlighting an overwhelming surplus rather than an immediate need.

Genesis 41:49: And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for [it was] without number.

Contradiction with Genesis 41:53-54

These verses mention the end of the seven years of plenty, followed by famine, contradicting the seeming abundance without consequence suggested in Genesis 41:21.

Genesis 41:53-54: And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
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