Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 38:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 38:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 38:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, Judah found a wife named Tamar for his oldest son, Er. This means Judah wanted Er to have someone special to be with and start a family.

Genesis 38:6: And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name [was] Tamar.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:28

This verse speaks of God's blessing on humanity to be fruitful and multiply, while Genesis 38:6-10 involves Onan's refusal to fulfill his duty to his deceased brother by providing offspring for Tamar.

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 Deuteronomy 25:5-6

This passage outlines the levirate marriage law, ensuring a brother-in-law takes the widow as a wife to preserve the deceased brother's name, whereas Genesis 38:6-10 shows deviation from this duty, leading to God's displeasure.

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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