Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 24:41

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 24:41 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 24:41. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who wrote Genesis, the verse means that if the servant goes to find a wife from the family, he will be free from his promise if the family refuses to give him a wife. It's like saying he tried his best, and it's okay if it doesn't work out.

Genesis 24:41: Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:33-37

This passage advises against taking oaths, emphasizing honesty without the need for pledges, which contrasts with the oath described in Genesis 24:41.

Matthew 5:33-37: Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Contradiction with James 5:12

Similarly, this verse instructs believers to refrain from swearing oaths, which contradicts the practice mentioned in Genesis 24:41.

James 5:12: But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

Advises swift fulfillment of vows to God and emphasizes the seriousness of making vows, contrasting with the conditional oath release in Genesis 24:41.

Ecclesiastes 5:4-5: When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
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