Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 9:9

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

According to the author of Genesis, God is making a special promise to Noah and his family and all their future children. This promise is important because it shows that God cares for Noah and everyone who comes after him.

Genesis 9:9: And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;

Contradiction with Genesis 9:11

While Genesis 9:9 establishes God's covenant with Noah and all living creatures, Genesis 9:11 specifies the covenant's terms, promising never to destroy the earth with a flood again, which does not directly contradict but builds upon it.

Genesis 9:11: And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

Contradiction with Genesis 17:7

This verse establishes God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants, focusing on a different covenant with a specific people rather than with all living creatures.

Genesis 17:7: And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:31-32

Speaks of a new covenant different from the one made with their ancestors, indicating a change in God's covenantal promises over time.

Jeremiah 31:31-32: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
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