Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 28:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 28:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 28:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted a man named Jacob to get up and travel to a place called Padanaram to find a wife. Jacob was supposed to marry one of his uncle Laban's daughters because it was important to marry someone from his own family.

Genesis 28:2: Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:3

Prohibits Israelites from marrying foreign women, contradicting the instruction in Genesis 28:2 to take a wife from Padanaram rather than locally.

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.

Paradox #1

Genesis 28:2 instructs someone to take a wife from a specific group of people. The contradiction or conflict here could be about the issue of selective marriage. It may seem to suggest favoritism or discrimination, as it implies that certain groups or communities are more suitable or worthy for marriage than others. This could be seen as conflicting with broader messages of equality and acceptance.

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