Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 34:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 34:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 34:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, a man named Shechem told his dad, Hamor, that he wanted to marry a girl he liked. Shechem was asking his father to help him make this happen.

Genesis 34:4: And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 6:14

Genesis 34:4 involves Shechem wanting to marry Dinah after defiling her, while 2 Corinthians 6:14 advises against being unequally yoked with unbelievers.

2 Corinthians 6:14: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 22:25

This verse outlines the punishment for a man who forces a woman, contrary to Shechem's desire to marry Dinah after forcing her in Genesis 34:4.

Deuteronomy 22:25: But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die: [force: or, take strong hold of]

Contradiction with Exodus 22:16-17

Here, a man must marry a woman he has humbled with her father’s consent, whereas in Genesis 34:4, Shechem demands marriage without first obtaining consent.

Exodus 22:16-17: 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 1 Corinthians 7:39

This verse emphasizes marrying "only in the Lord", conflicting with Shechem's intention to marry Dinah irrespective of religious beliefs.

1 Corinthians 7:39: The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Contradiction with Psalm 1:1

Psalms warns against following sinners, while Genesis 34:4 shows Shechem, who is considered sinful for his actions, seeking to wed Dinah.

Psalm 1:1: Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. [ungodly: or, wicked]
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