Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 38:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 38:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 38:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written the book of Genesis, this verse tells us that a woman named Tamar was having a very special moment because she was going to have two babies at the same time, which is called having twins. This was an important part of God's bigger plan and story for Tamar's family.

Genesis 38:27: And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins [were] in her womb.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:28

This verse emphasizes fruitfulness and multiplication as a blessing, while Genesis 38:27 involves a complex narrative of birth under challenging circumstances.

Genesis 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. [moveth: Heb. creepeth]

Contradiction with Romans 9:11-12

This discusses God's purpose in election not based on works or actions, which contrasts with the narrative decisions and family lineage found in Genesis 38.

Romans 9:11-12: (For [the children] being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 25:5-6

This law about levirate marriage contrasts with the personal dynamics and outcomes seen in Genesis 38:27.

Deuteronomy 25:5-6: If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. [her husband's...: or, her next kinsman]
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