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This is the third series of 25 rejected SAB Contradictions. Among them are famous problems such as: Who was to blame for original sin? Should we believe everything? Who makes people deaf and blind? Still intriguing questions and many more.<\/p>\n
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51. <\/strong><\/span>Did Jesus tell his apostles to go barefoot and without a staff?<\/span><\/strong><\/a> He told them to wear sandals and carry a staff.<\/span> (Mark 6:8-9) <\/p>\n 52.<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>How many generations must a bastard wait until jos offspring can enter the congreation of the Lord?<\/span><\/a><\/strong> Less than ten<\/span> (Matthew 1:3-5, Luke 3:31-33) <\/p>\n 53. <\/strong><\/span>Who was to blame for original sin?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Adam<\/span> (Romans 5:12) <\/p>\n 54. <\/strong><\/span>Who was Bashemath’s father?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Ishmael<\/span> (Genesis 36:2-3) <\/p>\n 55. <\/span><\/strong>What was the volume of the molten sea in Solomon’s temple?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> 3000 baths<\/span> (2 Chronicles 4:5) <\/p>\n 56. <\/span><\/strong>How many of Bebai’s offspring returned from Babylon?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> 628<\/span> (Nehemiah 7:16) <\/p>\n 57. <\/strong><\/span>When did Saul become David’s enemy?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> After David bought Saul’s daughter with 200 Philistine foreskins.<\/span> (1 Samuel 18:27-29) <\/p>\n 58. <\/strong><\/span>Who named Beersheba?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Isaac<\/span> (Genesis 26:33) <\/p>\n 59. <\/strong><\/span>Where did Joseph and Mary live before the birth of Jesus?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> They lived in a house in Bethlehem, and moved to Nazareth after returning from Egypt.<\/span> (Matthew 2:1-2, 11, 22-23) <\/p>\n 60. <\/span><\/strong>Should we believe everything?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> No<\/span> (Proverbs 14:15, 26:25, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 John 4:1) <\/p>\n 61.<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>How many believers were there at the time of the ascension?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> There were more than 500 believers before the ascension.<\/span> (1 Corinthians 15:6) <\/p>\n 62. <\/strong><\/span>How old was Benjamin when his clan migrated to Egypt?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> He was a grown man with ten sons.<\/span> (Genesis 46:8, 21) <\/p>\n 63. <\/strong><\/span>Who were the sons of Benjamin?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram, Shupham, Hupham<\/span> (Numbers 26:38-40) Bela, Becher, Jediael <\/span>(1 Chronicles 7:6-12) Bela, Ashbel, Aharah, Nohah, Rapha<\/span> (1 Chronicles 8:1-2) <\/p>\n 64. <\/span><\/strong>Were Naaman and Ard the sons or the grandsons of Benjamin?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> They were the grandsons of Benjamin<\/span> (Numbers 26:38-40) <\/p>\n 65. <\/strong><\/span>Who asked Jesus for the best seats in heaven?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> The mother of James and John<\/span> (Matthew 20:20-21) <\/p>\n 66. <\/strong><\/span>When did Jacob rename Luz to Bethel?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> After visiting the land of Padanaram <\/span>(Genesis 33:18, 35:6-7) <\/p>\n 67. <\/span><\/strong>How many of Bethlehem and Netopha’s offspring returned from Babylon?<\/strong><\/span><\/a> 188<\/span> (Nehemiah 7:26) <\/p>\n
\n\tHe told them to go barefoot, without a staff.<\/span> (Matthew 10:10, Luke 9:3)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. In Matthew and Luke the apostles were forbidden to take a bag with all sorts of extra’s (e.g. extra sandals – Matthew) and also a ‘stick’ to carry the bag (wallet) over their shoulder. (‘Staff’ is here a mistranslation.)<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. In Mark another saying of Jesus is given, in which is spoken about prescribed things, as a stick – of course a walking-staff – and sandals on their feet, as they had a long journey before them.
\n\tSee the article<\/span><\/a>: An old cracking stick to beat Christians.<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tAt lest ten<\/span> (Deuteronomy 23:2)
\n\t"<\/span>No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the Lord<\/span>; none of his descendants<\/i>, even to the tenth generation," (NASB)<\/span>
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. We have here a general interdiction <\/span>to marry with members of the peoples who had lived in Canaan before the Israelites entered the land. Children of those marriages were not reckoned as Israelites, but as strangers who did not believe in Yahweh. Marriages with members of other nations were possible, if they had become faithful believers of Yahweh. Rahab, the Canaanite, lived in Israel and married Salmon (Matthew 1:5).<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Nine names are given for the offspring of Phares, the son of Judah. Phares was a son of Judah born from an extramarital affair and reckoned by the critic as a bastard. However many children have been born in Israel out of wedlock who participated in the religion of Yahweh.
\n\tThe critic comparing apples and pears and blaming them to be different constructs a "contradiction" between them. Two different groups of peoples are at stake: unbelieving outsiders of Israel and believing outsiders overcoming into Israel.
\n\tAlso read the article<\/a>: Are we punished for the sins of others? (subject 4) And the article<\/a>: Will God destroy those that intermarry?<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tEve<\/span> (1 Timothy 2:14)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. She ate first.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. He was with her and didn’t stop her. His negligence was sin and so they sinned simultaneously.
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tElon the Hittite<\/span> (Genesis 26:34)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. There were two Bashemaths in the harem of Esau. This one was also named Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite (Genesis 36:2-3).<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. This was the second Bashemath, who was named originally Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael (Genesis 28:9, probably a granddaughter of Ishmael). Mahalath means illness, weakness and certainly as a young girl she got her second name Bashemath (perfume).
\n\tIt seems that when she entered Esau’s harem the first Bashemath received her second name: Adah (beauty); as Esau’s first wife she could not be equalized with the last one (Genesis 26:34, 36:2).
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\t2000 baths<\/span> (1 Kings 7:26)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. The normal amount of water was only 2000 baths.<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. The copper sea had the capacity of 3000 baths.
\n\tSee the article: How large is the content of the sea?<\/span><\/a>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\t623<\/span> (Ezra 2:11)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. This is a quotation from the list that Ezra recorded in Babylon at the meeting place of departure.<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. This is a quotation from the list that was made up after the journey to Jerusalem. It shows that after the departure, some of Bebai’s offspring who came up later, joined the stream of immigrants. Or that some births took place en route.
\n\tSee the article<\/a>: Contradictory lists about Israelites that returned from Babel?<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tAfter the dancing girls sang, “Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”<\/span> (1 Samuel 18:8-9)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. He was not completely his enemy, he simply looked suspiciously at David from this time on. <\/em><\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Earlier, as Saul gave him this task in the hope that David would be killed by the Philistines. (1 Samuel 18:25)
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tAbraham<\/span> (Genesis 21:31)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Abraham called a place (Hebrew: makom) with a well "Beersheba".<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. Later on Isaac called a city (Hebrew: ier) "Beersheba" (near the former place Beersheba).
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tThey lived in Nazareth, and travelled to Bethlehem because of a census.<\/span> (Luke 2:1-7)
\n\tRight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. After the birth they settled in Bethlehem, they remained (rented?) in a house. They certainly wanted to fulfil the prophecy that the Messiah was from Bethlehem. In this house the wise men visited them after which they fled to Egypt.
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tYes<\/span> (1 Corinthians 13:7)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Truth is an implication of divine love with four great ALLS: …
\n\t(Love) rejoices with the truth:
\n\tbearing all (true) things – how painful they may be,
\n\tbelieving all (true) things – as the details are important in life,
\n\thoping all (true and good) things – open-minded to the future,
\n\tenduring all (true and bad) things – as love gives perseverance.<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. It is biblical to check new information.
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tThere were 120 believers after the ascension.<\/span> (Acts 1:15)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. The people in Galilee had followed Jesus in great numbers. After the ascension (Jerusalem, mount of Olives) there were at least 120 believers together in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. The people in Galilee had followed Jesus in great numbers. Jesus revealed himself to more than 500 brethren, this was certainly in Galilee and not in Jerusalem<\/em>. Jesus had said to his disciples to go to Galilee as he wanted to reveal himself there.
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tHe was an infant.<\/span> (Genesis 44:20-22)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. Benjamin is called here “a little child of his old age”, “the lad”. It suggests that he was an infant, but these words are to be seen in their context. To Jacob Benjamin always remained “the little child”, “the lad”, “the young one”. The words are here expressions of relationship, not of age. That’s all.<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. The text is absolutely clear about that.
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tBelah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard<\/span> (Genesis 46:21)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. Ard and Naaman died early without giving birth to children. It was Belah who married their widows and gave birth with them to boys with these names: Ard and Naaman (Numbers 26:40).<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. This list doesn’t pretend to give a complete list of Benjamin’s sons. Here are mentioned the most important (military) leaders of the tribe at that moment (in the desert). Bela and Ashbel are certainly biological sons of Benjamin. Maybe Ahiram was another name for Ehi.<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. This list also doesn’t pretend to give a complete representation of Benjamin’s biological sons. It shows that the family of Becher (second son of Benjamin) had grown in military importance in comparison with the list of Numbers 26:38-40) and Ashbel’s family had decreased in importance. It seems (it is not necessary) that Jediael was a biological son of Benjamin who was born in Egypt after the entrance of Jacob’s family in Egypt. This list is from Joshua’s time. <\/em><\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. This list in Chronicles is part of a large historical overview of the most important people of the tribe of Benjamin (and not of his biological sons). This list begins with five sons of Benjamin in order of importance not according age. The first three were already present in the same order in Numbers 26:38-40 (Aharah is Ahiram, maybe Ehi). Noha and Rapha are to be taken as sons of Benjamin born in Egypt.
\n\tNo Contradictions<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tThey were the sons of Benjamin<\/span> (Genesis 46:21)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. They are mentioned here as sons of Benjamin.<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. Ard and Naaman are mentioned here as sons of Bela and consequently grandsons of Benjamin. Obviously Benjamin’s sons Ard and Naaman died early without generating children and Bela, as the oldest, accepted their wives and gave birth to two boys naming them Ard and Naaman to their fathers to maintain their remembrance. This was common practice in Israel.
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tJames and John<\/span> (Mark 10:35-37)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. They were the first to ask.<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. After Jesus’ refusal to reply positively, their mother repeated the question of her sons. We know that as Matthew 20:20 says: “[she] came to Jesus with her sons, …” It was clearly her initiative. We have to do with one occurrence. In particular, the common indignation among the other disciples excluded more actions by the brothers and their mother concerning this point.
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\tBefore visiting the land of Padanaram<\/span> (Genesis 28:18-19)
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. He didn’t rename. He started to use a different name (Bethel) and as he left the region the inhabitants continued to call the place Luz.<\/p>\n
\n\tWrong<\/strong>. At his return some decades later he continued to call the place Bethel, but also the name Luz remained (Genesis 48:3 where Jacob says: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.”)
\n\tNo Contradiction <\/span><\/p>\n
\n\t179<\/span> (Ezra 2:21-22)
\n\tRight<\/strong>. This is a quotation from the list that Ezra recorded in Babylon at the meeting place of departure.<\/p>\n
\n\tRight<\/strong>. This is a quotation from the list that was made up after the journey to Jerusalem. It shows that after the departure some of Netopha’s offspring, who came up later, joined the stream of immigrants. Or that some births took place en route.
\n\tSee the article<\/a>: Contradictory lists about Israelites that returned from Babel?<\/span>
\n\tNo Contradiction<\/span><\/p>\n