Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 6:62

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 6:62 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 6:62. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, some of God's people, called the sons of Gershom, were given special places to live in different areas, and they got thirteen cities just for their families. This shows how God took care of them by making sure they had homes.

1 Chronicles 6:62: And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

Contradiction with Joshua 21:29

Lists the same towns differently than 1 Chronicles 6:62.

Joshua 21:29: Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.

Contradiction with Judges 13:25

Mentions different geographical details that conflict with the locations referred to in 1 Chronicles 6:62.

Judges 13:25: And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. [the camp...: Heb. Mahanehdan]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 14:31

Provides a different context of the events surrounding the areas listed in 1 Chronicles 6:62.

1 Samuel 14:31: And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

Paradox #1

1 Chronicles 6:62 mentions the allotment of cities to the Levites, but there could be discrepancies when comparing it to other lists of Levitical cities in different parts of the Bible, such as in Joshua 21. These lists sometimes have differences in the names and numbers of cities, which could be due to variations in transcription, historical changes, or different traditions being recorded.

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