Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ruth 3:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ruth 3:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ruth 3:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Ruth, someone is telling Ruth to stay and rest for the night. If another person, who is a close family, will help her in the morning, that's good, but if not, he himself will help her, as surely as God is alive.

Ruth 3:13: Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, [that] if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, [as] the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

Contradiction with Exodus 22:16

This verse outlines the responsibility for a man after lying with a virgin, which contrasts with the cultural nuance in Ruth where marriage arrangements involve family alliances and social customs rather than solely addressing personal relations.

Exodus 22:16: And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 22:28-29

This passage requires a man to marry a woman he violated, issuing a decree that may contrast the choice and consent emphasized in the narrative of Ruth.

Deuteronomy 22:28-29: If a man find a damsel [that is] a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;

Contradiction with Leviticus 21:14

This verse prohibits a high priest from marrying a widow, emphasizing priestly purity, whereas Ruth’s narrative involves marrying a widow, suggesting acceptance in different contexts.

Leviticus 21:14: A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, [or] an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:8-9

Paul advises widows to remain unmarried unless they lack self-control, contradicting Ruth's pursuit of marriage for security and continuation of lineage.

1 Corinthians 7:8-9: I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:4

This verse emphasizes the sanctity of marriage universally, without detailing the familial obligations and social strategies evident in Ruth's story, potentially conflicting with the culturally bound marriage proposal to Boaz.

Hebrews 13:4: Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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