Contradiction with Exodus 13:21
Deuteronomy 1:46 indicates a prolonged stay, while Exodus 13:21 emphasizes constant divine guidance for moving forward.
Exodus 13:21: And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
Contradiction with Numbers 14:34
Deuteronomy 1:46 mentions staying in Kadesh many days, whereas Numbers 14:34 suggests movement was determined by each day representing a year of wandering.
Numbers 14:34: After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, [even] forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, [even] forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. [breach...: or, altering of my purpose]
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 2:7
Deuteronomy 1:46 focuses on staying put, yet Deuteronomy 2:7 speaks of God taking care of the Israelites throughout their journey.
Deuteronomy 2:7: For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God [hath been] with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
Contradiction with Joshua 5:6
Deuteronomy 1:46 describes staying in one place, while Joshua 5:6 refers to constant wandering in the wilderness for 40 years.
Joshua 5:6: For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people [that were] men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.