Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 9:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 9:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 9:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, God is the special one who picked Abram and took him from a faraway place called Ur to give him a new name, Abraham. This shows that God takes care of people and has big plans for them.

Nehemiah 9:7: Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

Contradiction with Genesis 12:1

Nehemiah 9:7 credits God with calling Abram out of Ur, while Genesis 12:1 states the call occurred in Haran.

Genesis 12:1: Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Contradiction with Acts 7:2-4

Nehemiah 9:7 states God brought Abram out of Ur, but Stephen in Acts 7:2-4 mentions God appeared to Abram in Mesopotamia, prior to moving to Haran.

Acts 7:2-4: And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

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