Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 34:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 34:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 34:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God showed him a special land with lots of different places, including a city called Jericho that has many palm trees. This was part of a big promise God made to His people about a beautiful place they would live in.

Deuteronomy 34:3: And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

Contradiction with Numbers 11:5

In Numbers 11:5, the Israelites express a longing for the foods of Egypt, portraying the land as desirable, which contrasts Deuteronomy 34:3's depiction of Canaan as the exceedingly fertile land.

Numbers 11:5: We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

Contradiction with Genesis 13:10

Genesis 13:10 describes the area around Jordan as well-watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord, suggesting widespread fertility, which could be seen as contrasting with Deuteronomy 34:3's emphasis on the fertility unique to Canaan.

Genesis 13:10: And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it [was] well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, [even] as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 11:12

This verse claims a unique divine care over the land of Canaan, suggesting it is exceptionally special, creating a potential contradiction with Deuteronomy 34:3, which implies that seeing the land was sufficient for Moses without entering it.

Deuteronomy 11:12: A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God [are] always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. [careth...: Heb. seeketh]
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