Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 5:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 5:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 5:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse shows that Mahalaleel lived for a very long time, almost 900 years, which is much longer than people live today. It reminds Christians that people from the Bible times sometimes lived much longer lives because of God's special plan and blessings.

Genesis 5:17: And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:3

This verse states that man's days shall be one hundred and twenty years, contrasting the long lifespan of Mahalaleel.

Genesis 6:3: And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

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