Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 30:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 30:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 30:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse shows how Leah was trying very hard to spend time with Jacob, her husband. She used special plants called mandrakes, which her son found, to make sure Jacob stayed with her that night.

Genesis 30:16: And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:14

This verse commands against adultery, while Genesis 30:16 implies the transactional exchange of conjugal rights.

Exodus 20:14: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:28

This verse teaches that even looking at someone with lust is adulterous, contrasting with the transactional nature of Genesis 30:16.

Matthew 5:28: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:3-4

These verses emphasize mutual consent and authority over one's body in marriage, contrasting the transactional exchange in Genesis 30:16.

1 Corinthians 7:3-4: Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:4

This verse stresses that marriage should be honorable and the bed undefiled, conflicting with the negotiated aspect of marital relations in Genesis 30:16.

Hebrews 13:4: Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Contradiction with Proverbs 5:18-19

These verses encourage the enjoyment of one's spouse within marriage, which seems at odds with the bartered transaction depicted in Genesis 30:16.

Proverbs 5:18-19: Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Paradox #1

The moral conflict in this situation could be seen in the transactional nature of human relationships depicted. It involves bargaining over intimacy between Jacob and his wives, which may raise ethical questions about treating marital relations as a commodity rather than a partnership based on mutual respect and affection. This portrayal can be at odds with modern views on the sanctity and equality in relationships.

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