Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 24:51

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 24:51 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 24:51. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse shows that Rebekah was chosen as a wife for Isaac because God said it should happen, and so her family agrees. It's like when you follow a plan because you trust it's a good one.

Genesis 24:51: Behold, Rebekah [is] before thee, take [her], and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:17

This verse contradicts Genesis 24:51 by prohibiting coveting neighbor's wife, whereas Genesis 24:51 signals a transactional approach to marriage.

Exodus 20:17: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:3

This verse contradicts Genesis 24:51 as it prohibits intermarriage with foreigners, while Genesis 24:51 involves taking a wife from a different family group.

Deuteronomy 7:3: 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 Corinthians 7:39

This verse contradicts Genesis 24:51 by asserting a widow may marry whom she wishes, only in the Lord, contrasting with the arranged nature of Rebecca's marriage.

1 Corinthians 7:39: The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Contradiction with Judges 21:23

This verse contradicts Genesis 24:51 by depicting marriages as forcibly taking wives, which conflicts with the consensual sending away of Rebecca.

Judges 21:23: And the children of Benjamin did so, and took [them] wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:2

This verse contradicts Genesis 24:51 by warning against marrying foreign women who could lead one astray, unlike Rebecca's approved marriage.

1 Kings 11:2: Of the nations [concerning] which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
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