Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 7:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 7:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 7:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Book of Genesis, God warned Noah about a big flood that would come after seven days. This means that after waiting a week, the earth was covered with lots of water, just like God said it would be.

Genesis 7:10: And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. [after...: or, on the seventh day]

Contradiction with Genesis 8:3

Describes the floodwaters receding after 150 days, contradicting the immediate result implied in Genesis 7:10.

Genesis 8:3: And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. [continually: Heb. in going and returning]

Contradiction with Genesis 7:12

States it rained for 40 days and nights, implying an extended timeframe which may seem at odds with the brief timeline suggested in Genesis 7:10.

Genesis 7:12: And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Contradiction with Genesis 7:17

Specifies the flood lasted 40 days, contrasting with the perception of completion in Genesis 7:10 after seven days.

Genesis 7:17: And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
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