Questions I have been asked.
These are questions that my readers on the Shelbyvile blog have asked of me .
They say that these are contradictions that prove the bible false Lets prove them wrong OK.
GENESIS
The two contradictory creation accounts. 1:1-2:3, 2:4-25
How long did creation take? 1:3-2:3, 2:4
Were plants created before or after humans? 1:11, 2:4-7
When were the stars made? 1:16-19
From what were the fowls created? 1:20-21
Were humans created before or after the other animals? 1:25-26, 2:7, 2:18-22
How many gods are there? 1:26, 3:22, 11:7
When was Eve created? 1:27, 2:20-22
Is childbearing sinful? 1:28
May Adam eat from any tree? 1:29, 2:17
Did Adam die on the day he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? 2:17, 3:6, 5:5
Is marriage a good thing? 2:18
Doe God have a body? 3:8
Does God know and see everything? 3:8, 4:14, 4:16, 11:5, 18:9, 18:17, 18:20-21, 22:12, 32:27
Is everyone descended from Adam and Eve? 3:20
Does God respect anyone? 4:4
Does God desire animal sacrifices? 4:4, 8:20-21, 15:9-10
What became of Cain? 4:12
Was Enoch the sixth or seventh from Adam? 5:3-18
Does everyone die? 5:24
Has anyone ever ascended into heaven? 5:24
How many sons did God have? 6:2
What is the human lifespan? 6:3
Does God repent? 6:6-7
Has there ever been a perfect person? 6:9
Has there ever been a just person? 6:9
Has there ever been a righteous person? 7:1
When did Noah enter the ark? 7:7-10, 7:11-13
How many animals of each kind did Noah take into the ark? 6:19-20, 7:2-3, 7:8-9, 7:15
How long did the flood last? 7:17, 7:24, 8:3
Did everyone die in the flood? 7:21-23
How long was the ark afloat? 8:4, 8:5
When did the earth dry after the flood? 8:13, 14
Will God curse the earth? 8:21
What kind of animals may we eat? 9:3
Are we punished for the sins of others? 9:20-25, 20:18
How many languages were there before the Tower of Babel was built? 10:5, 20, 31, 11:1
Who was the father of Salah? 10:24, 11:12
How old was Abraham when he left Haran? 11:26, 11:32, 12:4
Is God the author of confusion? 11:7
How old was Abram when Ishmael was born? 11:26, 11:32, 16:16
Can God be seen? 12:7, 17:1, 18:1, 26:2, 26:24, 32:30, 35:1, 35:7, 35:9
How long was the Egyptian Captivity? 15:13
How many sons did Abraham have? 16:15, 22:2, 22:12, 25:2
Is circumcision required? 17:7, 17:10, 17:13, 17:19
Is incest forbidden? 17:16, 20:12
Are Old Testament laws still binding? 17:19
How old was Ishmael when he was abandoned by Abraham? 17:25, 21:14-18
Did Sarah have faith that she would conceive? 18:10-15
Is anything too hard for the Lord? 18:14
Who destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah? 19:13, 19:24
Did Lot's daughters think God had killed every man except Lot? 19:21-22, 30, 31
Is it OK to take oaths? 21:23-24, 24:2, 9, 31:53, 47:31
Who named Beersheba? 21:31, 26:33
Does God tempt people? 22:2
Does God approve of human sacrifices? 22:2-13
Did Abraham know God's name? 22:14
Was Keturah Abraham's wife or concubine? 25:1
Will there be many Jews? 26:4
Who was Bashemath's father? 26:34, 36:2-3
Who was Laban's father? 28:5, 29:5
Who was Anah? 36:2, 36:14, 36:20, 36:24
Who was Korah's father? 36:14, 15-16
Who brought Joseph into Egypt? 37:28, 37:36, 39:1
How old was Benjamin when his clan migrated to Egypt? 44:20, 22
Was Mahli the son of Levi? 46:11
Who were the sons of Benjamin? 46:21
Were Naaman and Ard the sons or the grandsons of Benjamin? 46:21
How many were in Jacob's family when they came into Egypt? 47:27
What were the twelve tribes of Israel? 49:3-27
Where was Jacob buried? 50:13