Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 44:27

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According to Moses, this verse talks about Joseph's father, Jacob, who is remembering how his wife had two sons, Joseph and Benjamin. Jacob is expressing his love and concern for these sons to his other children.

Genesis 44:27: And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two [sons]:

Contradiction with Genesis 48:17-19

Jacob prefers Ephraim over Manasseh, contradicting the narrative of preserving the younger Benjamin as favored.

Genesis 48:17-19: And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. [displeased...: was evil in his eyes]

Contradiction with Genesis 37:3-4

Jacob loves Joseph more than all his children, contradicting Jacob's later implication of Benjamin's unique importance.

Genesis 37:3-4: Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours. [colours: or, pieces]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 21:15-17

The law of the firstborn's inheritance suggests the firstborn should be favored, contradicting Jacob's favoritism toward his youngest son, Benjamin.

Deuteronomy 21:15-17: If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

Contradiction with Matthew 20:16

"So the last shall be first, and the first last," contradicting the idea of elevating the youngest (Benjamin) above the elder brothers.

Matthew 20:16: So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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