Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 1:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 1:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 1:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of the Book of Job, this verse means that Job, a good and faithful man, was blessed with a big family, having seven sons and three daughters. It shows that Job was very lucky in having many children, which made his life happy and full.

Job 1:2: And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:30

Sarai was barren; she had no child, contrasting with Job 1:2 mentioning Job's children.

Genesis 11:30: But Sarai was barren; she [had] no child.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 1:5

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb, contrasting with the birth of many children in Job 1:2.

1 Samuel 1:5: But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. [worthy: or, double]

Contradiction with Judges 13:2

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not, contrasting with Job having many children in Job 1:2.

Judges 13:2: And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah; and his wife [was] barren, and bare not.
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