Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ruth 1:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ruth 1:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ruth 1:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Ruth, two brothers married women from a place called Moab; one wife was named Orpah and the other was named Ruth, and they lived there for about ten years. This shows that the family was living away from their original home and had started new lives with these women.

Ruth 1:4: And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one [was] Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:3

This verse instructs the Israelites not to intermarry with other nations, which contradicts Ruth 1:4 where Mahlon and Chilion marry Moabite women.

Deuteronomy 7:3: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 13:23-27

Nehemiah points out the sin of intermarriage with foreign women, which contradicts the marriages in Ruth 1:4.

Nehemiah 13:23-27: In those days also saw I Jews [that] had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab: [had...: Heb. had made to dwell with them]

Contradiction with Ezra 9:12

The verse advises against giving daughters to foreign sons or taking foreign daughters for sons, in contradiction to Ruth 1:4’s intermarriages.

Ezra 9:12: Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave [it] for an inheritance to your children for ever.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 11:2

This verse warns against taking foreign wives, as they will turn the heart away from God, contradicting the actions in Ruth 1:4.

1 Kings 11:2: Of the nations [concerning] which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
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