Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 45:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 45:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 45:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, God is telling Joseph that he will take care of his family by giving them food and shelter, so they don't suffer or go hungry during the five years when no food will grow. God is helping Joseph's family stay safe and healthy.

Genesis 45:11: And there will I nourish thee; for yet [there are] five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19

God curses the ground and declares that Adam will eat from it in toil, implying hardship in obtaining food, unlike the provision promised by Joseph in Genesis 45:11.

Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

Contradiction with Genesis 47:13-15

Describes a severe famine that affected all lands, including Egypt, contradicting the assurance of sustenance in Goshen mentioned in Genesis 45:11.

Genesis 47:13-15: And [there was] no bread in all the land; for the famine [was] very sore, so that the land of Egypt and [all] the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

Contradiction with Exodus 1:8-11

A new Pharaoh arises who oppresses the Israelites, contrasting with the protection and provision promised to Jacob's family in Genesis 45:11.

Exodus 1:8-11: Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

Contradiction with Exodus 16:3

The Israelites express regret for leaving Egypt, claiming they had plenty to eat there, which contradicts the fear of poverty mentioned in Genesis 45:11.

Exodus 16:3: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, [and] when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Contradiction with Numbers 11:5-6

The Israelites lament their current hardships and recall the abundance in Egypt, contradicting Joseph's promise of provision in Goshen in Genesis 45:11.

Numbers 11:5-6: We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

Contradiction with Psalm 105:16

References a famine in the land that required Joseph's intervention, highlighting the potential for scarcity and need, contrasting with the assurance of sustenance in Genesis 45:11.

Psalm 105:16: Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
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