Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 6:78

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 6:78 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 6:78. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse tells us about the land given to some of God’s people as a special gift, showing that God took care of everyone and made sure they had a place to live. It’s like when you get a special toy or gift that is just for you!

1 Chronicles 6:78: And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, [were given them] out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

Contradiction with Joshua 21:36

This verse mentions land that contradicts or varies in detail with the land allocation described in 1 Chronicles 6:78.

Joshua 21:36: And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

Contradiction with Joshua 21:37

This verse includes cities and their suburbs allocated to the Levites that differ from those mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:78.

Joshua 21:37: Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

Contradiction with Judges 1:27

This verse talks about land the Israelites could not fully conquer, which contrasts the secure distribution in 1 Chronicles 6:78.

Judges 1:27: Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 6:1

Though not directly about land, this verse's historical context doesn't align with the secure boundaries described in 1 Chronicles 6:78.

1 Samuel 6:1: And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

Contradiction with Numbers 35:7

This verse provides a different total of Levitical cities compared to what is detailed in the divisions around 1 Chronicles 6:78.

Numbers 35:7: [So] all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites [shall be] forty and eight cities: them [shall ye give] with their suburbs.
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