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.