Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 34:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 34:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 34:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, this verse shows a man offering to give any amount of money or gifts to marry a young woman he loves. It highlights how he is willing to do whatever it takes to have her as his wife.

Genesis 34:12: Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:14

This verse suggests bargaining and devaluing a purchase, contrasting the offer of paying a dowry willingly in Genesis 34:12.

Proverbs 20:14: [It is] naught, [it is] naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 18:25

King Saul asking for a dowry of Philistine foreskins as a trap contradicts Shechem's genuine offer to pay whatever dowry was asked.

1 Samuel 18:25: And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:10

This verse describes the worth of a virtuous woman as far above rubies, contrasting the transactional nature of a dowry seen in Genesis 34:12.

Proverbs 31:10: Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:20

This verse talks about being bought with a price to glorify God, differing from the secular transaction in Genesis 34:12.

1 Corinthians 6:20: For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
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