Contradiction with Exodus 20:24
This verse discusses the building of altars in every place where God's name is recorded, contrasting with Genesis 31:51, which involves Laban using a stone pillar as a witness without divine instruction.
Exodus 20:24: An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:5
Emphasizes worship and offerings to God only in the place He chooses, which contrasts Genesis 31:51, where a stone pillar is set up arbitrarily as a witness without specific divine selection.
Deuteronomy 12:5: But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:5
Commands the building of an altar of stones to God on Mount Ebal, yet Genesis 31:51 focuses on a pillar as a witness to a human covenant, not as a divine altar.
Deuteronomy 27:5: And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any] iron [tool] upon them.
Contradiction with Joshua 8:30-31
Describes an altar made of whole stones as commanded by Moses, while Genesis 31:51 contrasts this by using a stone pillar as a human witness, not for worship.
Joshua 8:30-31: Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 7:12
Samuel sets up a stone named Ebenezer as a divine witness of God's help, differing from Genesis 31:51 where Laban uses a stone for a personal witness, without invoking divine aid.
1 Samuel 7:12: Then Samuel took a stone, and set [it] between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. [Ebenezer: that is, The stone of help]