Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 29:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 29:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 29:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, Laban had two daughters named Leah and Rachel. Leah was the older sister, and Rachel was the younger sister.

Genesis 29:16: And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder [was] Leah, and the name of the younger [was] Rachel.

Contradiction with Leviticus 18:18

Prohibits marrying a wife's sister while the wife is still alive and in her lifetime.

Leviticus 18:18: Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time]. [a wife...: or, one wife to another]

Contradiction with Genesis 2:24

Suggests a union between only two people becoming one flesh, not through polygamy.

Genesis 2:24: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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