Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 34:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 34:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 34:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, Shechem is asking for forgiveness and is willing to do anything to make things right with the girl's family. He wants them to like him again and is ready to give them whatever they want.

Genesis 34:11: And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

Contradiction with Exodus 22:16

This verse contradicts Genesis 34:11 as it outlines a requirement for a man to marry a virgin he has violated, making reparation, whereas in Genesis 34:11, Shechem doesn't initially offer a marriage proposal for Dinah but instead speaks of his love for her which contradicts the legal reparation aspect.

Exodus 22:16: And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 22:28-29

This verse mandates that a man who has violated a woman must marry her and pay her father a fine, contrasting with Genesis 34:11, where Shechem seeks to marry Dinah after having defiled her, missing the immediate penalty and legal requirement outlined in Deuteronomy.

Deuteronomy 22:28-29: If a man find a damsel [that is] a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;

Contradiction with Leviticus 18:29

This verse states that anyone who commits incestuous or unclean acts as described in Leviticus will be cut off from their people, differing from Genesis 34:11 because there's no immediate mentioned punishment or social cutoff for Shechem after his act with Dinah.

Leviticus 18:29: For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit [them] shall be cut off from among their people.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4

This verse emphasizes abstaining from sexual immorality and possessing one's vessel with sanctification and honor, conflicting with Genesis 34:11, where Shechem acts without prior sanctification or honor regarding Dinah.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-4: For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:25

This verse declares a curse on those who pervert justice, referring indirectly to ethical and moral justice, while in Genesis 34:11, there's a lack of immediate ethical repercussions or invocation of justice for Shechem's actions with Dinah.

Deuteronomy 27:25: Cursed [be] he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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