reading the book of acts 5 to 9, the testimony of Stephen about Abraham, where are they in Genesis?

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last week i was reading in Gen 10-12 etc and comparing the two versions, i noticed what stephen was talking about is not really in our version of Genesis. am i incorrect can someone look these things up and agree with me. the book of genesis has been edited if these words are missing

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I'm not going to look it up, but you seem to be thinking that the Old Testament is a complete and thorough compilation of all Judaic writings and tablets before Jesus. I assure you, it is not. Many of the Jewish writings have been lost. In fact, most writings from that time period have been lost.

User · Answer

See: the cross-references (bottom of page)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%207&version=NASB1995;NRSV

It's not just Genesis that Stephen was referring to
but
almost everything he said about Abraham is found in Genesis
and so
I wonder which ***particular*** statements you consider to be "not really in our version of Genesis".

Doug Catholic · Answer

Consider the benefits of Jesus' teachings and clarifications on matters such as those.

Anonymous · Answer

Oh... oh  my. Do you mean to tell me that you have found an inconsistency in the Bible? Color me shocked!

reading the book of acts 5 to 9, the testimony of Stephen about Abraham, where are they in Genesis?

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