Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 9:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 9:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 9:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Noah's three sons named Shem, Ham, and Japheth left the big boat they were on during the flood, and Ham was the dad of a boy named Canaan. Christians often learn these names because they believe all the people in the world came from them after the flood.

Genesis 9:18: And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham [is] the father of Canaan. [Canaan: Heb. Chenaan]

Contradiction with Genesis 9:1

Genesis 9:18 mentions Noah's sons spreading out, while Genesis 9:1 states they should multiply and fill the earth, which some interpret as conflicting with the later Tower of Babel narrative where humanity resists spreading.

Genesis 9:1: And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:9

The Tower of Babel event contradicts the notion of Noah's descendants dispersing after the flood as they attempt to stay united in one location.

Genesis 11:9: Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. [Babel: that is, Confusion]

Contradiction with Genesis 9:22

This verse describes Ham seeing his father's nakedness and telling his brothers, a deed that leads to Canaan's curse, reflecting familial discord contrary to the unity implied in Genesis 9:18.

Genesis 9:22: And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

Contradiction with Genesis 10:5

This verse mentions the division of lands among Noah's descendants, contradicting the unity and singular journey implied in Genesis 9:18.

Genesis 10:5: By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:4

In this verse, people express a desire to build a city to prevent dispersion, contrasting with the post-flood mission to populate the earth implied in Genesis 9:18.

Genesis 11:4: And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
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