Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 19:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 19:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 19:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, God wanted Lot and his family to run away quickly from a dangerous city and told them not to look back so they could be safe. By listening to God, they would be protected from something bad happening.

Genesis 19:17: And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Contradiction with Genesis 19:26

This verse contradicts Genesis 19:17 as it depicts Lot's wife looking back, despite the command in Genesis 19:17 to not look behind, resulting in her turning into a pillar of salt.

Genesis 19:26: But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:26

Contradicts the implication of limitation in obeying physical escape by expressing that with God, all things are possible, suggesting divine intervention beyond mere escape.

Matthew 19:26: But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Contradiction with Luke 9:62

Speaks against looking back after committing to a path, contradicting the potential hesitation shown by Lot's wife despite the warning in Genesis 19:17.

Luke 9:62: And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:13

Emphasizes forgetting what is behind and reaching forward, contrasting with the hesitation implied by the need to command not looking back in Genesis 19:17.

Philippians 3:13: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:38-39

This talks about the consequences of shrinking back, contrasting with the warning in Genesis 19:17 to avoid looking back, implying faith should prevent reconsidering past attachments.

Hebrews 10:38-39: Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
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