Contradiction with Exodus 20:3
This verse states "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," which contradicts Genesis 35:4, where foreign gods were buried instead of destroyed.
Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Contradiction with Exodus 32:20
Moses burned and ground the golden calf (a foreign god) instead of burying it, representing a contrasting action to Genesis 35:4.
Exodus 32:20: And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt [it] in the fire, and ground [it] to powder, and strawed [it] upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink [of it].
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:25
This verse commands the destruction and not the burying of idols, which stands opposed to the burial of foreign gods in Genesis 35:4.
Deuteronomy 7:25: The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor take [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an abomination to the LORD thy God.
Contradiction with Judges 2:2
This verse warns against making covenants with the inhabitants of the land and emphasizes breaking down their altars, differing from the action of merely burying foreign gods in Genesis 35:4.
Judges 2:2: And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
Contradiction with 2 Kings 23:20
Josiah executed the priests of the high places and burned the idols, differing from the approach of burying foreign gods in Genesis 35:4.
2 Kings 23:20: And he slew all the priests of the high places that [were] there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem. [slew: or, sacrificed]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:11
This verse declares that idols shall perish, contrasting with the mere burial of foreign gods in Genesis 35:4.
Jeremiah 10:11: Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, [even] they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.