Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 31:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 31:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 31:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse is about a father who is sad because he couldn’t say goodbye to his family with a hug and a kiss. The father feels it was not wise that someone left without letting him say goodbye properly.

Genesis 31:28: And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in [so] doing.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:12

This verse emphasizes honoring one's parents, which contradicts Genesis 31:28's implication about not properly saying goodbye to one's family.

Exodus 20:12: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:29

This verse speaks about leaving family for the sake of following Jesus, opposing Genesis 31:28 which reflects sorrow over not bidding family farewell.

Matthew 19:29: And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

This verse suggests that one must forsake family to be a disciple of Jesus, contrasting with the sentiment in Genesis 31:28 about the value of family goodbyes.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with Mark 10:29-30

This verse suggests leaving family for the Gospel’s sake is rewarded, contradicting the family attachment shown in Genesis 31:28.

Mark 10:29-30: And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
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