Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 31:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 31:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 31:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God showed Jacob in a dream that some of the animals would have spots and stripes. This meant that God was helping Jacob get more animals for himself.

Genesis 31:10: And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle [were] ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. [rams: or, he goats]

Contradiction with Genesis 25:21

This verse states that Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife because she was barren, and the Lord answered him, showing divine intervention, while Genesis 31:10 describes a vision without asking for God's intervention directly.

Genesis 25:21: And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Contradiction with Genesis 28:12

This verse describes a vision of a ladder reaching to heaven with angels, indicating divine communication, which contrasts with Genesis 31:10's focus on earthly matters like breeding animals.

Genesis 28:12: And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Contradiction with Exodus 3:2

Here, the angel of the Lord appears to Moses in a burning bush as a direct encounter with God, unlike Jacob's dream of selective breeding in Genesis 31:10.

Exodus 3:2: And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush [was] not consumed.

Contradiction with Numbers 12:6

God says He makes Himself known in visions and speaks in dreams, emphasizing direct communication, differing from the indirect message of prosperity in Genesis 31:10.

Numbers 12:6: And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.

Contradiction with Judges 6:12

An angel of the Lord appears to Gideon to deliver a message of salvation, a direct divine mission unlike the personal blessing in Jacob's vision in Genesis 31:10.

Judges 6:12: And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD [is] with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 3:4

The Lord calls directly to Samuel, showcasing personal calling and interaction, as opposed to the indirect influence seen in Genesis 31:10.

1 Samuel 3:4: That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 3:5

God appears to Solomon in a dream asking for what he desires, showing a direct offer from God, in contrast to the dream in Genesis 31:10 which interprets God's will for material gain.

1 Kings 3:5: In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

Contradiction with Isaiah 6:1

Isaiah sees the Lord sitting on a throne in a vision, signifying divine majesty and glory, which contrasts with the mundane nature of Jacob's dream in Genesis 31:10.

Isaiah 6:1: In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. [his...: or, the skirts thereof]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 1:1

Ezekiel sees visions of God by the river, revealing divine splendor directly, while Genesis 31:10 describes a vision about earthly matters like livestock.

Ezekiel 1:1: Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I [was] among the captives by the river of Chebar, [that] the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. [captives: Heb. captivity]

Contradiction with Acts 10:11

Peter's vision of a sheet from heaven contains a direct lesson from God about purity, unlike the implicit instruction on breeding in Genesis 31:10.

Acts 10:11: And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
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