Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 45:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 45:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 45:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, when Jacob heard all the things his son Joseph said and saw the wagons Joseph sent, he felt happy and hopeful again. It was like a warm feeling in his heart that made him feel better.

Genesis 45:27: And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

Contradiction with Genesis 37:33

Genesis 45:27 claims Jacob's spirit revived upon hearing Joseph was alive, which contradicts his earlier belief that Joseph was dead based on the evidence of the bloody coat in Genesis 37:33.

Genesis 37:33: And he knew it, and said, [It is] my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

Contradiction with Genesis 37:35

Jacob refused to be comforted after Joseph's supposed death, contrasting with Genesis 45:27 where he is revived upon hearing Joseph is alive.

Genesis 37:35: And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

Contradiction with Genesis 42:36

Jacob claims all things are against him when he believes Joseph is dead, which is contradictory to the comfort and revival described in Genesis 45:27.

Genesis 42:36: And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved [of my children]: Joseph [is] not, and Simeon [is] not, and ye will take Benjamin [away]: all these things are against me.
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