Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 29:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 29:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 29:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the author of Genesis, this verse describes how Jacob saw a well with three groups of sheep resting nearby because they drank from it. A big stone covered the well, keeping the water safe until it was time to water the sheep.

Genesis 29:2: And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there [were] three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone [was] upon the well's mouth.

Contradiction with Genesis 2:5

Contradiction in the presence and timing of water sources; Genesis 29:2 mentions a specific well in the field, whereas Genesis 2:5 describes a time before any plant of the field was in the earth, and no rain had caused the mist to water the ground.

Genesis 2:5: And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and [there was] not a man to till the ground.

Contradiction with Exodus 17:6

Contradiction in the means of obtaining water; Genesis 29:2 describes water access through a traditional stone-covered well, whereas Exodus 17:6 describes water miraculously provided from a rock struck by Moses.

Exodus 17:6: Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Contradiction with Numbers 20:11

Contradiction in the method of accessing water; unlike the well in Genesis 29:2, Numbers 20:11 refers to water coming from a rock struck by Moses after being commanded by God.

Numbers 20:11: And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts [also].

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:13

Contradiction regarding the source of water satisfaction; Genesis 29:2 refers to a physical well providing water, while Jeremiah 2:13 metaphorically condemns relying on broken cisterns instead of God, the "fountain of living waters."

Jeremiah 2:13: For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Contradiction with John 4:13-14

Contradiction in the type of water offered; Genesis 29:2 describes a physical well, while John 4:13-14 speaks of "living water" offered by Jesus, which is spiritual and eternal, contrasting with physical thirst.

John 4:13-14: Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
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