Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 50:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 50:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 50:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this means Joseph is telling the king that his father asked him to promise to bury him in a special place far away. Joseph is asking for permission to go and do this important task for his father and promises to return.

Genesis 50:5: My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:12

This verse commands honoring one’s father and mother, which could contradict Jacob asking Joseph to be taken away from familial land for burial.

Exodus 20:12: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:22

Jesus tells a follower to leave the dead to bury their dead, which contradicts prioritizing burial as seen in Genesis 50:5.

Matthew 8:22: But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

Contradiction with Luke 9:60

Similar to Matthew 8:22, this verse suggests leaving the dead to bury themselves, contrasting the importance of fulfilling a burial request in Genesis 50:5.

Luke 9:60: Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
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