Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 3:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 3:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 3:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse is about how God helped the Israelites win many cities and lands from a strong king named Og. It shows how God took care of His people and gave them a new place to live.

Deuteronomy 3:10: All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 5:12

This verse refers to different rivers in Damascus as being better than all the waters of Israel, which includes regions mentioned in Deuteronomy 3:10, contradicting the notion of superiority or significance attributed to the lands in Deuteronomy 3:10.

2 Kings 5:12: [Are] not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. [Abana: or, Amana]

Contradiction with Isaiah 17:9

Suggests that fortified cities in Ephraim, which is part of the regions conquered in Deuteronomy 3:10, will be forsaken, contradicting the permanency or security implied in Deuteronomy 3:10.

Isaiah 17:9: In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

Contradiction with Joshua 13:13

States that some territories were not driven out or possessed, which contradicts the notion of complete conquest in Deuteronomy 3:10.

Joshua 13:13: Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

Contradiction with Judges 1:19

Mentions that Judah could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, contradicting the complete victory and possession described in Deuteronomy 3:10.

Judges 1:19: And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out [the inhabitants of] the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. [drave...: or, possessed the mountain]

Contradiction with Joshua 17:12

Describes the children of Manasseh being unable to fully conquer certain areas, contrasting the complete subjugation stated in Deuteronomy 3:10.

Joshua 17:12: Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Paradox #1

Deuteronomy 3:10 might face contradictions regarding the description of geographical locations and the extent of territories mentioned, as they may not align with known historical or archaeological evidence about those areas during that time period. Additionally, the accounts in Deuteronomy could differ from other historical records about the same regions.

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