Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 34:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 34:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 34:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, if the people did not listen and follow the rule of getting circumcised, then they would take their daughter back and leave. This was a way of saying they wanted the people to do what was right, or else they would have to say goodbye.

Genesis 34:17: But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:16

Exodus 34:16 contradicts Genesis 34:17 by warning against intermarriage with other nations to prevent idolatry, whereas Genesis 34:17 implies a willingness to intermarry with the Shechemites if they comply with circumcision.

Exodus 34:16: And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:3

Deuteronomy 7:3 contradicts Genesis 34:17 by explicitly forbidding intermarriage with other nations to maintain Israel's purity, whereas Genesis 34:17 allows for intermarriage with stipulations.

Deuteronomy 7:3: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Contradiction with Joshua 23:12-13

Joshua 23:12-13 contradicts Genesis 34:17 by warning Israel not to associate with other nations through marriage, while Genesis 34:17 agrees under the condition of circumcision.

Joshua 23:12-13: Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:2

1 Kings 11:2 contradicts Genesis 34:17 by stating that God had commanded Israelites not to intermarry with foreign nations, which is permitted in Genesis 34:17 under certain conditions.

1 Kings 11:2: Of the nations [concerning] which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

Contradiction with Ezra 9:12

Ezra 9:12 contradicts Genesis 34:17 by advising Israelites not to seek the peace or prosperity of foreign peoples through marriage, whereas Genesis 34:17 suggests acceptance if circumcision is followed.

Ezra 9:12: Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave [it] for an inheritance to your children for ever.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 13:25-27

Nehemiah 13:25-27 contradicts Genesis 34:17 by condemning intermarriage with foreigners due to the negative spiritual influence, unlike the conditional acceptance in Genesis 34:17.

Nehemiah 13:25-27: And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. [cursed: or, reviled]
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