Contradiction with Genesis 8:5
Genesis 7:24 states the waters prevailed for 150 days, but this verse indicates the water levels began to decrease by the tenth month.
Genesis 8:5: And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth [month], on the first [day] of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. [decreased...: Heb. were in going and decreasing]
Contradiction with Genesis 8:3
After the 150 days, this verse suggests the waters decreased continually for more days, implying a more extended period of flood recession.
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 Psalm 104:7
Describes the waters fleeing at God's rebuke and hasting away, suggesting a sudden receding, which contrasts with the gradual prevailing described in Genesis 7:24.
Psalm 104:7: At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Contradiction with Genesis 8:1
States that God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided, suggesting immediate action causing the waters to decrease, contrasting the sustained 150 days of prevailing waters.
Genesis 8:1: And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that [was] with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
Paradox #1
Genesis 7:24 states that the waters flooded the earth for 150 days, which might seem inconsistent in comparison to other biblical passages regarding the duration of the flood, such as Genesis 8:3-4, which mentions the flood lasting "150 days" before it began to recede, and then the ark resting in the seventh month. This could appear to conflict with the complete timeline that sometimes totals about a year for the flood story. These differences might lead some to perceive a contradiction with respect to the exact timeline of the flood event.