Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 5:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 5:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 5:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Methuselah lived a very long time, much longer than people live today, for 969 years, and then he died. This shows that people in the Bible could live for many, many years.

Genesis 5:27: And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Contradiction with Psalm 90:10

It states that the days of human life are seventy to eighty years, contrasting with Genesis 5:27, where Methuselah lives 969 years.

Psalm 90:10: The days of our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength [they be] fourscore years, yet [is] their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. [The days...: Heb. As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years]

Contradiction with 2 Kings 20:6

This verse speaks of God extending Hezekiah’s life by 15 years, suggesting divine intervention is needed for such longevity, contradicting the natural long life described in Genesis 5:27.

2 Kings 20:6: And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

Contradiction with Job 14:1-2

It describes human life as short-lived and full of trouble, which conflicts with the extraordinary lifespan of Methuselah in Genesis 5:27.

Job 14:1-2: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]

Contradiction with James 4:14

This verse compares life to a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes, contradicting the idea of living for centuries as Methuselah did.

James 4:14: Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. [It...: or, For it is]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 6:12

It questions what is good for a person during their brief life, contrasting with the extended lifespan in Genesis 5:27.

Ecclesiastes 6:12: For who knoweth what [is] good for man in [this] life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? [all...: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity]

Paradox #1

Genesis 5:27 states that Methuselah lived 969 years. The contradiction here is the age mentioned, as modern biology and medicine show that human lifespans typically do not exceed about 120 years. There is no scientific evidence to support that humans could ever live close to 969 years.

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