Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 24:24

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

According to the author of Genesis, this verse tells us that Rebekah is part of a special family that comes from Abraham's brother, Nahor. It helps us understand why she's an important person in the story, because her family is connected to Abraham, who God made big promises to.

Genesis 24:24: And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

Contradiction with Genesis 9:1

This verse states that humanity should multiply and fill the earth, which contradicts the idea of limited generational inheritance suggested by the lineage in Genesis 24:24.

Genesis 9:1: And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:12

This verse commands honoring one’s parents to prolong life in the land, which contradicts the generational assertions inherent within God's separate selection of Isaac's lineage.

Exodus 20:12: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Contradiction with Numbers 12:1-2

Miriam and Aaron's opposition to Moses marrying an Ethiopian woman indicates racial separation, conflicting with the familial-centric storyline of Genesis 24:24.

Numbers 12:1-2: And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. [Ethiopian: or, Cushite] [married: Heb. taken]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:3-4

This verse prohibits intermarriage with foreign nations, contradicting the inclusive family lineage shown by the accepting marriage in Genesis 24:24.

Deuteronomy 7:3-4: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

God's focus on inner qualities over outward appearance contradicts the emphasis on familial and external appearance, as found in Genesis 24:24.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Matthew 22:30

In heaven, there is no marriage, which contrasts with the earthly marriage arrangements highlighted in Genesis 24:24.

Matthew 22:30: But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

This verse suggests that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Gentile, which contradicts the ethnic lineage importance outlined in Genesis 24:24.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
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