Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 1:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 1:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 1:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Elkanah shared food with his wife Peninnah and their children to show his love and care for them. Sharing was an important part of their family gatherings and celebrations.

1 Samuel 1:4: And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

Contradiction with Matthew 10:35

This verse speaks of setting family members against each other, contrasting the unity in 1 Samuel 1:4.

Matthew 10:35: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

Contradiction with Luke 12:51-53

It discusses Jesus bringing division rather than peace within families, opposing the familial distribution in 1 Samuel 1:4.

Luke 12:51-53: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Contradiction with Mark 3:25

Suggests that a house divided against itself cannot stand, contrasting the image of a united family in 1 Samuel 1:4.

Mark 3:25: And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

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