Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 37:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 37:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 37:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written Genesis, this verse is about a father named Jacob sending his son Joseph to check on his brothers and their sheep to make sure they are okay. It's like when a parent asks their child to go see if their siblings are doing well and then come back to tell them how everything is.

Genesis 37:14: And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. [see...: Heb. see the peace of thy brethren, etc.]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

While Genesis 37:14 describes following a father's command, Proverbs 3:5 emphasizes trusting in God over human understanding.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:37

Genesis 37:14 shows a son's obedience to his father, but Matthew 10:37 teaches prioritizing love for Christ above familial relationships.

Matthew 10:37: He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
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