Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 8:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 8:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 8:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that all the animals, big and small, birds, and even tiny creatures, left the big boat called the ark in groups that were like families. They all went back to their homes on the earth.

Genesis 8:19: Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, [and] whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. [kinds: Heb. families]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:29-30

These verses suggest a vegetarian diet for all living creatures, which contradicts Genesis 8:19's implication of a post-flood carnivorous tendency.

Genesis 1:29-30: And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. [bearing...: Heb. seeding seed] [yielding...: Heb. seeding seed]

Contradiction with Genesis 6:19-20

These verses instruct that two of every living sort should be kept alive in the ark, while Genesis 8:19 implies a release of these animals but not specifying multiplication as previously expected.

Genesis 6:19-20: And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every [sort] shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep [them] alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6-9

These verses prophesy a peaceful coexistence of all creatures, contradicting the natural order re-established in Genesis 8:19 post-flood.

Isaiah 11:6-9: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Contradiction with Romans 8:20-22

These verses depict creation in distress and longing for liberation, while Genesis 8:19 portrays a beginning of new harmony after the flood.

Romans 8:20-22: For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope,
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