Contradiction with Genesis 11:8-9
It shows that people were scattered over the earth by God's intervention, which contrasts the natural scattering implied in the descendants of Noah spreading naturally over the earth.
Genesis 11:8-9: So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Contradiction with Acts 17:26
States that God made every nation from one man and determined their appointed times and boundaries, suggesting a divine plan rather than the seemingly natural dispersion in Genesis 9:19.
Acts 17:26: And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Paradox #1
The contradiction arises because Genesis 9:19 implies that all people on Earth descended from Noah's three sons after the flood. However, historical and archaeological evidence suggest that human civilizations existed in diverse regions before and shortly after the time that is traditionally associated with the biblical flood. This creates a conflict between the biblical narrative and historical records regarding the origin and distribution of ancient human populations.