Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 46:15

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How Many Went to Egypt? Exploring a Biblical Family Puzzle

Learn how Genesis 46:15 contradicts Genesis 46:27 and Acts 7:14

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According to Moses, this verse is like a family list showing the children that Leah and Jacob had together. In total, they had 33 children, including their daughter Dinah.

Genesis 46:15: These [be] the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters [were] thirty and three.

Contradiction with Genesis 46:27

These two verses show a different number of Jacob's children, with Genesis 46:27 indicating 70 people came to Egypt, which might contradict the number mentioned in Genesis 46:15.

Genesis 46:27: And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, [were] two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, [were] threescore and ten.

Contradiction with Acts 7:14

This verse mentions that Joseph called 75 people to Egypt, which contradicts the number in Genesis 46:15 that lists the descendants of Leah.

Acts 7:14: Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Paradox #1

Genesis 46:15 might conflict with other parts of Genesis, like Genesis 29:31-30:24, regarding the number of children Leah had. Different parts of Genesis sometimes list different numbers of sons or family members, leading to confusion about the exact family size.

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