Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 41:49

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 41:49 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 41:49. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who wrote Genesis, Joseph collected so much grain that it was like trying to count the sand at the beach—it was just too much to count! God helped Joseph store plenty of food to keep everyone fed during a time when food would be hard to find.

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 Ecclesiastes 5:10

This verse states that those who love abundance will not be satisfied with increase, contradicting Genesis 41:49 which describes Joseph's vast and immeasurable storing of grain as a positive achievement.

Ecclesiastes 5:10: He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

This verse advises against storing treasures on earth, which contradicts Genesis 41:49 where Joseph stores up so much grain that it couldn't be measured.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Luke 12:15

This verse warns against covetousness, emphasizing that life does not consist in the abundance of possessions, contrasting with the description of the abundant grain stored in Genesis 41:49.

Luke 12:15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Contradiction with Proverbs 23:4-5

This verse warns against laboring to be rich and trusting in wealth, which contradicts the focus on storing massive quantities of grain in Genesis 41:49.

Proverbs 23:4-5: Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:9

This verse cautions about falling into temptation and a snare by desiring to be rich, conflicting with the narrative of accumulation and wealth implied in Genesis 41:49.

1 Timothy 6:9: But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
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