Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 46:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 46:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 46:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God talked to Jacob in a dream at night and called his name twice. Jacob answered God, saying, "I am here."

Genesis 46:2: And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here [am] I.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:10-12

These verses condemn seeking communication with spirits, which contradicts God speaking directly to Jacob in Genesis 46:2.

Deuteronomy 18:10-12: There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

Contradiction with John 1:18

States that no one has seen God at any time, whereas Genesis 46:2 describes God speaking directly to Jacob.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

Declares that no one can see God and live, contrasting with the direct interaction described in Genesis 46:2.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with Numbers 12:6-8

Suggests that God speaks in dreams or visions to prophets, yet in Genesis 46:2, God speaks directly in a vision to Jacob.

Numbers 12:6-8: And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:12

Notes that no one has seen God, while Genesis 46:2 depicts God speaking to Jacob in a vision.

1 John 4:12: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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