Contradictions and Paradoxes in Luke 1:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Luke 1:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Luke 1:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, Elisabeth and her husband couldn't have a baby because Elisabeth couldn't have children, and they were both very old.

Luke 1:7: And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.

Contradiction with Genesis 18:11

This verse mentions Sarah and Abraham being old, with Sarah being past childbearing, yet they eventually have a child, contrasting with Luke 1:7 where Elisabeth being barren is linked to her being stricken in years but does not immediately mention the birth of John.

Genesis 18:11: Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Contradiction with Genesis 25:21

Rebekah was barren, yet God listened to Isaac's prayer and she conceived, contrasting with Luke 1:7 that states Elisabeth was barren without mentioning any immediate divine intervention.

Genesis 25:21: And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Contradiction with Judges 13:2-3

Manoah's wife was barren, yet she received an angelic announcement that she would conceive, unlike the immediate state of barrenness described in Luke 1:7.

Judges 13:2-3: 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.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 1:5-6

Hannah's barrenness and her emotional struggle are acknowledged, contrasting with Luke 1:7's more straightforward mention of Elisabeth's barrenness without such emotional context.

1 Samuel 1:5-6: 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 Isaiah 54:1

This verse encourages the barren to sing and rejoice, which contrasts with the simple mention of Elisabeth's barrenness in Luke 1:7 without any immediate promise of joy or intervention.

Isaiah 54:1: Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
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