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.