Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 35:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 35:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 35:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse shows how Jacob's family decided to give up their pretend gods and jewelry, and Jacob buried them under a big tree. It was a way to show they only wanted to follow the real God.

Genesis 35:4: And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem.

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.
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