Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 24:58

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 24:58 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 24:58. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Rebekah decided to go on an adventure to a new place because she felt it was the right thing to do. She was brave and said "yes" when asked if she would go with a kind man.

Genesis 24:58: And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:22

This verse instructs wives to submit to their husbands, which contrasts with Genesis 24:58 where Rebekah is given the choice to consent to marriage.

Ephesians 5:22: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:34

This verse advises women to remain silent in churches and to be under obedience, contrasting with the agency and decision-making given to Rebekah in Genesis 24:58.

1 Corinthians 14:34: Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

Contradiction with Numbers 30:5

This verse implies that a woman's vows or decisions can be nullified by her father or husband, conflicting with the autonomy shown to Rebekah in Genesis 24:58.

Numbers 30:5: But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 22:28-29

These verses indicate that a woman must marry her rapist, removing her choice, which contradicts Rebekah's ability to choose in Genesis 24:58.

Deuteronomy 22:28-29: If a man find a damsel [that is] a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
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