Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 24:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 24:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 24:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse shows how God answered the prayer of Abraham’s servant very quickly by bringing Rebekah at just the right time. It highlights that God listens and responds to the needs of His people.

Genesis 24:15: And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:30

Contradiction arises as Genesis 24:15 describes Rebekah's ability to marry, while Genesis 11:30 highlights Sarai’s barrenness.

Genesis 11:30: But Sarai was barren; she [had] no child.

Contradiction with Genesis 18:11

This verse highlights the old age of Sarah, contrasting with the youthful image of Rebekah in Genesis 24:15.

Genesis 18:11: Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Contradiction with Genesis 21:2-3

The birth of Isaac is to an older couple, which contrasts with the youthful and unmarried Rebekah presented in Genesis 24:15.

Genesis 21:2-3: For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Contradiction with Genesis 16:1

Sarai's lack of children contrasts with Rebekah being chosen for her potential as a wife and mother in Genesis 24:15.

Genesis 16:1: Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.

Contradiction with Judges 13:2-3

This verse speaks of a barren woman who later conceives, which contrasts the youthful Rebekah who is prepared for marriage in Genesis 24:15.

Judges 13:2-3: And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah; and his wife [was] barren, and bare not.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:1

Discusses the barren woman being more fruitful than the married wife, creating a contrast to Rebekah's readiness for marriage in Genesis 24:15.

Isaiah 54:1: Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
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