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Contradictions
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| No | Name | Contradicting statements | Contradicting statements |
| Noah
447 |
Noah Are there giants before the flood ? |
Genesis 6:4 There were Nephilim (giants) before the Flood. | Genesis
7:21 All creatures other than Noah and his clan were annihilated by
the Flood.
Numbers 13:33 There were Nephilim after the Flood. |
| 448 | Noah How many pairs ? |
Genesis 6:19-22, 7:8-9, 7:14-16 Two of each kind are to be taken, and are taken, aboard Noah's Ark. | Genesis 7:2-5 Seven pairs of some kinds are to be taken (and are taken) aboard the Ark. |
| 449 | Noah's Age ? | Genesis
9:29 , for
that he also is flesh; yet his days shall be an hundred
and twenty years.
Note : But how old was Noah when he died? Hundred and twenty
(120) years of Nine hundred and fifty (950) years ? |
Genesis
9:29And all the days of Noah were nine
hundred and fifty years when he died
|
| 450 | Noah Is Noah a righteous man ? |
Genesis
7:1 Noah was righteous. Job 1:1,8, Job 2:3 Job was righteous. Luke 1:6 Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous. James 5:16 Some men are righteous, (which makes their prayers effective). 1John 3:6-9 Christians become righteous (or else they are not really Christians). |
Romans 3:10, 3:23, 1John 1:8-10 No one was or is righteous. |
| 451 | Noah's ark | Genesis 7:7 Noah and his clan enter the Ark. | Genesis 7:13 They enter the Ark (again?). |
| Abraham
452 |
Abraham justified by | Rom 4:1-5 Abraham was justified by faith | James 2:22-24 Abraham was justified by works |
| 453 | Abraham | Genesis 16:15, 21:1-3, Galatians 4:22 Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac. | Hebrews 11:17 Abraham had only one son. |
| 454 | Was Keturah Abraham's wife? | Genesis 25:1 Abraham's wife | 1Chronicles 1:32 His concubine |
| 455 | Promised land | Genesis 17:8 God promises Abraham the land of Canaan to live in | Acts 7:5, Heb 11:8,9,13 God did not allow Abraham to live in the promised land |
| 456 | Abraham | Genesis 17:15-16, 20:11-12, 22:17 Abraham and his half sister, Sarai, are married and receive God's blessings. | Leviticus 20:17, Deuteronomy 27:20-23 Incest is wrong. |
| Lot 457 |
Lot | Genesis 19:30-38 While he is drunk, Lot's two daughters "lie with him," become pregnant, and give birth to his offspring. | 2Peter 2:7 Lot was "just" and "righteous." |
| 458 | Jacob | Genesis 50:13 Jacob was buried in a cave at Machpelah bought from Ephron the Hittite. | Acts 7:15-16 He was buried in the sepulchre at Shechem, bought from the sons of Hamor. |
| Moses 459 |
Moses or God ?? | Mark
9:2-4 Elijah
and Moses appear many centuries after they died |
1 Tim 6:15-16 Only God is immortal |
| 460 | Father in law | Exodus 3:1 Jethro was the father-in-law of Moses. | Numbers 10:29, Judges 4:11 (KJV) Hobab was the father-in-law of Moses |
| 461 | Moses Was he hawk or pigeon ? |
Numbers12:3: "Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the fact of the earth." | Numbers.31:14, 17, 18: "And Moses was wroth...And Moses said unto them, "Have ye saved all the women alive? ... Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman, ... But all the women children ... keep alive for yourselves. |
| 462 | Articulate | Ex 4:10
Moses was inarticulate |
Acts 7:22 |
| 463 | Moses Did God give the land ? |
Deuteronomy 2: 17-19 the LORD said to me,' for I will not give you possession of any land of the Ammonites, since I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their own. | Joshua 13: 24-25 What Moses gave to the Gadite clans: Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, toward Rabbah (that is..... |
| Aaron 464 |
Aaron died .... | Numbers
33:38 Aaron died on Mt. Hor |
Deuteronomy 10:6 Aaron died in Mosera. |
| David 465 |
David How did he killed Goliath ? |
1Samuel 17:50 David killed Goliath with a slingshot. | 1Samuel 17:51 David killed Goliath (again?) with a sword. |
| 466 | Was David Jesse's seventh son? | 1Samuel 16:10-11 His eighth | 1Chronicles 2:15 seventh son |
| 467 | David Who killed Goliath ..David or Elhanan ? |
1Samuel 17:50 David killed Goliath. | 2Samuel
21:19 Elhanan killed Goliath. (Note: Some translations insert the words "the brother of" before Elhanan. These are an addition to the earliest manuscripts in an apparent attempt to rectify this inconsistency.) |
| 468 | David Was Ahimelech the priest who gave David the bread? ? |
1Samuel 21:1-6 Ahimalech was high priest when David ate the bread. | Mark 2:26 Abiathar was high priest at the time. |
| 469 | David What was his sin ? |
2Samuel 24:10-17 David sinned in taking the census. | 1Kings 15:5 David's only sin (ever) was in regard to another matter. |
| 470 | David How many shekels did he paid ? |
2Samuel 24:24 David paid 50 shekels of silver for the purchase of a property. | 1Chronicles 21:22-25 He paid 600 shekels of gold. |
| 471 | from whom did David bought the land | 1
Chron 21:24-25
David buys the land for the altar from Ornan for 600 shekels of gold
- |
2 Sam 24:24 David buys the land for the altar from Araunah for 50 shekels - |
| 472 | Who incited David ?? | 1 Chron 21:1Satan incites David to number the people | 2 Sam 24:1 God incites David to number the people |
| 473 | Was it God who provoked David to number Israel? | 2Samuel 24:1 Yes | 1Ch 21:1 (It was Satan.) |
| Joshua 474 |
Joshua | Joshua 10:38-40 Joshua himself captured Debir. | Judges 1:11-15 It was Othniel, who thereby obtained the hand of Caleb's daughter, Achsah. |
| 475 | Saul Did he know about David or not ? |
1Samuel 16:19-23 Saul knew David well before the latter's encounter with Goliath. | 1Samuel 17:55-58 Saul did not know David at the time of his encounter with Goliath and had to ask about David's identity. |
| 476 | Was it Saul who killed the Amalekites? | 1Samuel 15:7-8 Yes | 1Samuel 27:8-9, 30:13-18 (It was David.) |
| 477 | God answer | 1Samuel 28:6 Saul inquired of the Lord, but received no answer. | 1Chronicles 10:13-14 Saul died for not inquiring of the Lord. |
| 478 | Saul How did he died ? |
1Samuel
31:4-6 Saul killed himself by falling on his sword.
2Samuel 2:2-10 Saul, at his own request, was slain by an Amalekite. |
2SamuelA
21:12 Saul was killed by the Philistines on
Gilboa.
1Chronicles 10:13-14 Saul was slain by God. |
| 479 | God helped Saul or not | 1 Sam 28:6 Saul inquired of God, but God did not answer him | 1 Chron 10:13,14 Saul died because he did not seek guidance from God |
| Jacob 480
|
Jacob's offspring's | Gen 46:26-27, Ex 1:5 Jacob's offspring in Egypt totalled 70 | Acts 7:14 Jacob's offspring in Egypt totalled 75 |
| 481 | Jacobs burial | Gen 50:13 Jacob was buried in a cave in Machpelah's field that was bought from Ephron the Hittite | Acts 7:15-16 Jacob was buried in a tomb at Shechem bought from the sons of Hamor |
| 482 | Solomon's reign. | Acts 13:16-22 numbers the years from when the Hebrews left Egypt to David beginning his reign as 40 (Wilderness) + 450 (Judges) + 40 (Saul) = 530 years. |
According
to 1 Chron 29:27, David reigned 40 years, so Solomon became king (when
David died) 530 + 40 years (of David's reign) = 570 years. However, 1
Kings 6:1 states Solomon's 4th year of rule (when he began the Temple
building) was 480 years after the Hebrews left Egypt, ie. he began his rule 476 years after the Hebrews left. Therefore there is a contradiction of (570 - 476) 94 years |
| 483 | Solomon Is he the wisest ? |
1Kings 3:12, 4:29, 10:23-24, 2Chronciles 9:22-23 God made Solomon the wisest king and the wisest man that ever lived. There never has been nor will be another like him. | Mathew 12:42, Luke 11:31 Jesus says: "... now one greater than Solomon is here." |
| 484 | Solomon's temple and god | 1Kings 8:13, Acts 7:47 Solomon, whom God made the wisest man ever, built his temple as an abode for God. | Acts 7:48-49 God does not dwell in temples built by men. |
| 485 | Sisera | Judges 4:21 Sisera was sleeping when Jael killed him. | Judges 5:25-27 Sisera killed whilst standing and drinking milk |
| 486 | Michal | 2Samuel 6:23 Michal was childless. | 2Samuel 21:8 (KJV) She had five sons. |
| 487 | Asa | 1Kings 15:14 Asa did not remove the high places. | 2Chronicles 14:2-3 He did remove them. |
| 488 | Omri | 1Kings 16:23 Omri became king in the thirty-first year of Asa's reign and he reigned for a total of twelve years. | 1Kings 16:28-29 Omri died, and his son Ahab became king in the thirty- eighth year of Asa's reign. (Note: Thirty one through thirty-eight equals a reign of seven or eight years.) |
| 489 | Jehoshaphat | 1Kings 22:42-43 Jehoshaphat did not remove the high places. | 2Chronicles 17:5-6 He did remove them. |
| 490 | Ahaziah | 2Kings 9:27 Jehu shot Ahaziah near Ibleam. Ahaziah fled to Meggido and died there. | 2Chronicles 22:9 Ahaziah was found hiding in Samaria, brought to Jehu, and put to death. |
| 491 | Linage | 2Chronicles 3:11-13 The lineage is: Joram, Ahaziah, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah, Jotham. | Mathew 1:8-9 It is: Joram, Uzziah, Jotham, etc. |
| 492 | Ahaz. | 2Kings 16:5 The King of Syria and the son of the King of Israel did not conquer Ahaz. | 2Chronicles 28:5-6 They did conquer Ahaz. |
| 493 | Jehoiachin | 2Kings 24:8 Jehoiachin (Jehoiakim) was eighteen years old when he began to reign. | 2Chronicles
36:9 He was eight. (Note: This discrepancy has been "corrected" in some versions.) |
| 494 | Jehoiachin | 2Kings 24:8 Jehoiachin (Jehoiakim) reigned three months. | 2Chronicles 36:9 He reigned three months and ten days. |
| 495 | Jehoiachin | 2Kings 24:17 Jehoiachin (Jehoaikim) was succeeded by his uncle. | 2Chronicles 36:10 He was succeeded by his brother. |
| 496 | father of Zerubbabel. | 2Chronciles 3:19 Pedaiah was the father of Zerubbabel. | Ezra 3:2 Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel. |
| 497 | Beersheba | Gen 21:31-33
Beersheba
given its name by Abraham - |
Gen 26:32-33 Beersheba given its name by Isaac |
| 498 | Zedekiah | 2 Chron 36:9-10
Zedekiah
was Jehoiachin's brother - |
2 Kings 24:17 Zedekiah was Jehoiachin's uncle |
| 499 | death of Zedekiah | Jeremiah
34:4-5
Zedekiah was to die in peace.
|
Jeremiah 52:10-11 Instead, Zedekaih's sons are slain before his eyes, his eyes are then put out, he is bound in fetters, taken to Babylon and left in prison to die. |
| 500 | Belshazzar | Daniel 5:1 (Gives the title of "king" to Belshazzar although Belshazzar was actually the "viceroy.") | Daniel
5:2 (Says that Nebuchadnezzar was the father of
Belshazzar, but
actually, Nebonidus was the father of Belshazzar.) (Note: Some versions attempt to correct this error by making the verse say that Nebuchadnezzar was the grandfather of Belshazzar.) |
| 501 | Was Salah the son of Arphaxad? | Genesis 11:12 Salah the son of Arphaxad | Luke 3:35-36 grandson of Arphaxad |
| 502 | Did Potiphar buy Joseph from Midianites? | Genesis 37:36 Potiphar buy Joseph from Midianites | Genesis 39:1 From Ishmaelite |
| 503 | Did King Josiah die at Megiddo? | 2Kings 23:29-30 at Megiddo | 2Chronicles 35:23-24 At Jerusalem |
| 504 | Did Ahaziah become king in the 12th year of Joram? | 2Kings 8:25 12 years | 2Kings 9:29 It was the 11th year. |
| 505 | Was he then age 22? | 2Kings 8:26 22years | 2Chronicles 22:2 Age 42 (in Hebrew sources) |
| 506 | Was Ahaz defeated by the kings of Israel and Syria? | Chronicles 28:5 Ahaz defeated by the kings of Israel and Syria | 2Kings 16:5 No |
| 507 | Was it the seventh day that Nebuzaradan came? | 2Kings 25:8 the seventh day that Nebuzaradan came | Jeremiah 52:12 The tenth day |
| 508 | Uzzah dies | 2
Samuel 6:6 Uzzah dies at the threshing-floor of Nacon |
1 Chron 13:9 Uzzah dies at the threshing-floor of Chidon |
| 509 | Were the Israelites in bondage for 400 years? | Genesis 15:13 the Israelites in bondage for 400 years | Exodus 12:40 It was 430 years. |
| 510 | Did the Israelites go from Kadesh to Mathew. Hor, where Aaron died, & then to Zalmonah? | Numbers 33:37-42 the Israelites go from Kadesh to Mathew. Hor, where Aaron died, & then to Zalmonah | Deuteronomy 10:6-7 They went from Beeroth to Mosera, where Aaron died, & then to Gudgodah. |
| 511 | Were Levites to begin to serve at age 30? | Numbers 4:30 Levites to begin to serve at age 30 | Numbers 8:24 Age 25 |
(ICRA)