Contradiction with Genesis 5:21
Enoch's age when he begat Methuselah differs from Jared's age when he begat Enoch, showing a discrepancy in generational ages.
Genesis 5:21: And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: [Methuselah: Gr. Mathusala]
Contradiction with Genesis 11:12
The age at which Arphaxad begat Salah after the flood contrasts with Jared's pre-flood generational context.
Genesis 11:12: And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
Contradiction with Hebrews 11:5
Enoch's translation into heaven challenges the generational continuity suggested by Jared's fatherhood in Genesis 5:18.
Hebrews 11:5: By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 1:1
The summary of generations overlooks individual ages like Jared's, focusing instead on lineage names.
1 Chronicles 1:1: Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
Contradiction with Luke 3:37
The genealogy in Luke presents a broader ancestral context that contrasts with the detailed ages in Genesis 5.
Luke 3:37: Which was [the son] of Mathusala, which was [the son] of Enoch, which was [the son] of Jared, which was [the son] of Maleleel, which was [the son] of Cainan,