Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 31:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 31:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 31:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the angel of God spoke to Jacob in a dream, calling his name, and Jacob answered, "Here I am." This means God can talk to us in our dreams and we should listen carefully when He does.

Genesis 31:11: And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, [saying], Jacob: And I said, Here [am] I.

Contradiction with Numbers 12:6

In this verse, God says He makes Himself known in visions and speaks in dreams, which supports, rather than contradicts, that God spoke to Jacob in a dream.

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 1 Samuel 28:6

This verse mentions that Saul received no answers from God, including through dreams, suggesting that God does not always communicate through dreams.

1 Samuel 28:6: And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 3:5

God appears to Solomon in a dream at Gibeon, reinforcing the possibility of divine communication through dreams, aligning with Genesis 31:11.

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 John 1:18

States that no one has seen God at any time, which can be taken to contradict the idea of God visibly or directly appearing, but it does not specifically contradict dreams or angelic appearances.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
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