CONTRADICTION · NUMERICAL
Jacob’s Family Count
...all the souls... were threescore and ten.
Then... called... all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
This difference questions even basic historical details. If the Bible can’t agree on how many entered Egypt, what else might be off? Such contradictions undermine claims of flawless preservation and encourage critical examination of its reliability.
THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE
They point to different textual traditions or counting methods. Stephen in Acts may use a version including other family members.
THE ISLAMIC POSITION
Muslims say a genuinely inerrant text wouldn’t vary on such a simple figure. The discrepancy between 70 and 75 reveals human interference, unlike the Quran’s consistent text.
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Jacob’s Family Count