Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 19:38

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 19:38 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 19:38. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, the younger sister had a baby boy named Benammi, and he became the first father of the people called the Ammonites, who lived long after he was born.

Genesis 19:38: And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same [is] the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

Contradiction with Genesis 22:18

This verse speaks of all nations being blessed through Abraham's offspring, contradicting the separate lineage and outcome of the Moabites in Genesis 19:38.

Genesis 22:18: And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:1-2

This verse warns against intermarrying with Moabites, which contrasts with the acceptance of their lineage in Genesis 19:38.

1 Kings 11:1-2: But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites; [together...: or, beside]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 23:3

This verse explicitly forbids Moabites from entering the assembly of the Lord, contradicting their existence and mention in Genesis 19:38.

Deuteronomy 23:3: An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

Contradiction with Ruth 1:16

This verse illustrates Ruth, a Moabite, being accepted into the Israelite community, which contradicts the origin separation in Genesis 19:38.

Ruth 1:16: And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, [or] to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God my God: [Intreat...: or, Be not against me]
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