Contradiction with Genesis 46:27
Genesis 46:26 states that there were sixty-six souls, while verse 27 expands this number to seventy by including Joseph and his sons.
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 states that seventy-five souls went to Egypt, which contradicts the sixty-six mentioned in Genesis 46:26.
Acts 7:14: Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
Paradox #1
Genesis 46:26 mentions the number of Jacob's family members who went to Egypt. However, there is a potential contradiction when compared to different counts in other parts of the Bible, like in Genesis 46:27 or Acts 7:14, which provide slightly different numbers for the same group of people. This inconsistency in numbers has led to debates over the precise historical accuracy of these accounts.
Paradox #2
The contradiction in Genesis 46:26 arises from the difference in counts of Jacob's family members who went to Egypt. Genesis 46:26 mentions a specific number of people, but the total count of people mentioned in other verses around it, like Genesis 46:27, seems to differ slightly based on how the numbers are calculated, like whether some family members are included or excluded in the count.