Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 6:71

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 6:71 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 6:71. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Chronicles, God made sure the sons of Gershom had special places to live and call their own. These places were gifts from God, showing that He cared for them and wanted them to have homes.

1 Chronicles 6:71: Unto the sons of Gershom [were given] out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

Contradiction with Numbers 32:39-42

This passage discusses how Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, captured towns in Gilead, contradicting 1 Chronicles 6:71 which assigns the regions of Gilead to the descendants of Gershon of the tribe of Levi.

Numbers 32:39-42: And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which [was] in it.

Contradiction with Joshua 21:27-33

This passage lists towns given to the Levites from the other tribes, including some areas in Gilead, which contradicts the specific allocations in 1 Chronicles 6:71.

Joshua 21:27-33: And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the [other] half tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 3:12-13

This passage indicates that the half-tribe of Manasseh had been given parts of Gilead, contrasting with the land distribution noted in 1 Chronicles 6:71.

Deuteronomy 3:12-13: And this land, [which] we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which [is] by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 4:13

This passage details the territories controlled by Ben-Geber in Gilead, conflicting with the Levitical lands described in 1 Chronicles 6:71.

1 Kings 4:13: The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him [pertained] the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; to him [also pertained] the region of Argob, which [is] in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: [The son...: or, Bengeber]
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