Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 11:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 11:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 11:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, this verse means that even though one man seemed too old to have children, he ended up having a huge family, as countless as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the beach. This shows that with faith, amazing things can happen, even if they seem impossible.

Hebrews 11:12: Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

Contradiction with Genesis 22:17

Hebrews 11:12 states that Abraham's descendants were as numerous as the stars and sand, while Genesis 22:17 specifies this as God's promise before it happened, implying it wasn't yet fulfilled at that time.

Genesis 22:17: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; [shore: Heb. lip]

Contradiction with Romans 4:19

Hebrews 11:12 mentions that Abraham's body was "as good as dead," yet Romans 4:19 states he did not consider his body as such due to his strong faith.

Romans 4:19: And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

Contradiction with James 2:21

Hebrews 11:12 emphasizes faith as the reason for Abraham's descendants, while James 2:21 highlights Abraham's works when justified by offering Isaac, suggesting a focus on actions over faith alone.

James 2:21: Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
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