Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 4:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 4:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 4:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, God gave Adam and Eve a new son named Seth after their son Abel was killed by his brother Cain. Eve believed that God had given her Seth to continue their family, as a special gift to replace Abel.

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 5:3

Suggests Adam had Seth when he was 130 years old, but does not provide information about the gap in years since Abel’s death.

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 4:17

Mentions Cain having a son and a city named Enoch, indicating developments in Cain’s line that contrast with the focus on Seth.

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 Genesis 5:4

Notes Adam had other sons and daughters, which expands the lineage beyond simply Seth being the replacement for Abel.

Genesis 5:4: And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
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