Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 29:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 29:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 29:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Leah felt sad because she was not loved as much as her sister, so God gave her another baby boy to make her feel better, and she named him Simeon, which means "Hearing." This shows that Leah believed God listened to her and cared about her feelings.

Genesis 29:33: And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I [was] hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also: and she called his name Simeon. [Simeon: that is, Hearing]

Contradiction with Exodus 34:7

While Genesis 29:33 suggests that God acknowledges Leah's unloved state by giving her a son, Exodus 34:7 speaks of God visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, which can imply a more punitive stance rather than compassionate acknowledgment.

Exodus 34:7: Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

In Genesis 29:33, God appears to change Leah's situation by blessing her with a son, whereas Numbers 23:19 states that God does not change His mind like humans do.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:17

Genesis 29:33 portrays a personal God who shows favoritism to Leah by granting her a son, while Deuteronomy 10:17 emphasizes that God is not partial and does not take bribes.

Deuteronomy 10:17: For the LORD your God [is] God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8

Genesis 29:33 suggests a reason for God's actions based on human understanding (Leah's unloved state), whereas Isaiah 55:8 declares that God's thoughts and ways are beyond human comprehension.

Isaiah 55:8: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Romans 2:11

Genesis 29:33 shows God as being partial to Leah's situation, yet Romans 2:11 states that there is no respect of persons with God, suggesting impartiality.

Romans 2:11: For there is no respect of persons with God.
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