Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ruth 4:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ruth 4:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ruth 4:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Ruth, a man is talking to another family member about some land that belonged to their relative named Elimelech. The man's telling him that Naomi, who has come back from a faraway place, wants to sell this land.

Ruth 4:3: And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which [was] our brother Elimelech's:

Contradiction with Leviticus 25:25

Leviticus specifies that it is a close relative's responsibility to redeem a property once sold, while in Ruth 4:3, the process seems more transactional and involves negotiations with a kinsman, showing differing redemption practices.

Leviticus 25:25: If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away [some] of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.

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