Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 27:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 27:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 27:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted the people to set up big stones and cover them with smooth plaster on Mount Ebal after they crossed the river. This was like a special reminder for them to follow God's rules.

Deuteronomy 27:4: Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, [that] ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.

Contradiction with Joshua 8:30

This verse describes Joshua building an altar on Mount Ebal, which contradicts the instruction in Deuteronomy 27:4 to build an altar on Mount Gerizim.

Joshua 8:30: Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

Paradox #1

The contradiction regarding Deuteronomy 27:4 involves a discrepancy between different manuscripts about the location mentioned in the verse. Some versions mention "Mount Ebal," while others mention "Mount Gerizim" as the place where the Israelites were to set up stones. This difference creates inconsistency in the textual tradition.

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