Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 25:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 25:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 25:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Genesis, this verse tells us about a mom named Rebekah who had two babies growing in her tummy. When it was time for them to be born, everyone was surprised to find out she was having twins!

Genesis 25:24: And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, [there were] twins in her womb.

Contradiction with Genesis 30:1

Genesis 25:24 describes the birth of twins, implying fertility, while Genesis 30:1 highlights Rachel's barrenness and inability to conceive, contrasting the idea of easy childbirth.

Genesis 30:1: And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Contradiction with Genesis 17:15-17

Genesis 25:24 shows Rebekah giving birth to twins, whereas Genesis 17:15-17 foretells Sarah having only one son, Isaac, which contrasts in terms of numeric birth outcomes.

Genesis 17:15-17: And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be]. [Sarah: that is Princess]

Contradiction with Exodus 23:26

Genesis 25:24 involves Rebekah giving birth, whereas Exodus 23:26 promises that none in the land will experience miscarriage or be barren, suggesting divine intervention which was not highlighted in Genesis 25:24.

Exodus 23:26: There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 1:5-6

Genesis 25:24 presents successful childbirth, while 1 Samuel 1:5-6 describes Hannah's barrenness, offering a contrast between fertility and infertility.

1 Samuel 1:5-6: But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. [worthy: or, double]

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:1

Genesis 25:24 discusses the birth of children (twins), whereas Isaiah 54:1 speaks to the barren woman having more children than the married wife, expressing a metaphorical reversal of barrenness not present in Genesis 25:24.

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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