ContradictionsReading order 443Bible context 3 min read
Who owns the earth?
The texts assign possession to God, human recipients, and a devil claiming political authority, but those statements concern different kinds of control and different speakers.
- Textual conflict
- Weak contradiction
- The supplied passages do not establish incompatible claims. Different events, meanings, or conditions may account for the difference.
- Importance
- Major
- A major event or claim with wider implications.
Divine ownership, a gift to humanity, and the devil's unverified claim to political power describe different kinds of control.
An editorial assessment of the quoted passages. Importance describes the stakes; it does not increase certainty. Reading order weighs both.
The earth and everything in it belong to God
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Genesis 14:19
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Genesis 14
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
Genesis 14:22
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Genesis 14