Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 28:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 28:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 28:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Jacob went on a journey to stay with his uncle Laban because his father Isaac sent him there. This was part of God's plan for Jacob to grow his family and have many children.

Genesis 28:5: And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

Contradiction with Genesis 31:3

This verse shows God telling Jacob to return to the land of his fathers, contradicting Isaac's direction to stay in Padanaram as given in Genesis 28:5.

Genesis 31:3: And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

Contradiction with Genesis 28:2

In this verse, Isaac sends Jacob to his mother's family, but earlier in Genesis 28:5, he commands Jacob to go to Padanaram solely.

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 Genesis 24:4

This verse shows Abraham's servant getting a wife for Isaac from his family, contradicting Genesis 28:5 where Jacob is sent himself to find a wife.

Genesis 24:4: But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:16

God warns against taking wives from other nations, which contradicts Isaac's instructions for Jacob to take a wife from Padanaram, an area outside the Promised Land according to Genesis 28:5.

Exodus 34:16: And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
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