Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 43:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 43:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 43:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this story shows kindness and care. The man welcomed the visitors, gave them water to clean their feet, and fed their donkeys.

Genesis 43:24: And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave [them] water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.

Contradiction with Genesis 43:2

This verse discusses a lack of provisions, contrasting with Genesis 43:24 where provisions and hospitality are given by Joseph's steward.

Genesis 43:2: And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

Contradiction with Genesis 42:6

Here, Joseph's brothers bow to him, showing submission, while in Genesis 43:24 the brothers are treated with honor and served.

Genesis 42:6: And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.

Contradiction with Genesis 42:7

Joseph speaks roughly to his brothers, contradicting the kindness shown in Genesis 43:24.

Genesis 42:7: And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. [roughly...: Heb. hard things with them]

Contradiction with Genesis 44:12

In this verse, Joseph's brothers are accused of theft, a situation of tension and suspicion unlike the welcoming act in Genesis 43:24.

Genesis 44:12: And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

Contradiction with Genesis 37:5

This verse pertains to Joseph's dreams of dominion, contrasting with the hospitality he indirectly offers his brothers in Genesis 43:24.

Genesis 37:5: And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
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