Contradiction with Genesis 5:3
Genesis 5:3 introduces a different genealogy that begins with Adam and lists Seth, showing a divergence from the lineage presented in Genesis 4:18.
Genesis 5:3: And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Contradiction with Genesis 5:6
This verse further highlights Seth's genealogy, which is absent in Genesis 4:18, presenting a different family line as significant.
Genesis 5:6: And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: [Enos: Heb. Enosh]
Contradiction with Genesis 4:25
The birth of Seth as another seed instead of Abel offers an alternative continuation of Adam's lineage not mentioned in Genesis 4:18.
Genesis 4:25: And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. [Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put]
Contradiction with Genesis 4:17
Genesis 4:17 serves as the prelude to Genesis 4:18 and mentions the city built by Cain, focusing on different details leading to his progeny.
Genesis 4:17: And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. [Enoch: Heb. Chanoch]
Contradiction with Luke 3:38
Tracing Jesus' lineage through Seth, Luke 3:38 contradicts the Cain lineage spotlighted in Genesis 4:18 by underscoring the messianic line runs through Seth.
Luke 3:38: Which was [the son] of Enos, which was [the son] of Seth, which was [the son] of Adam, which was [the son] of God.
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 1:1
Chronicles begin with Adam's genealogy through Seth, not mentioning the descendants listed in Genesis 4:18.
1 Chronicles 1:1: Adam, Sheth, Enosh,