Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 4:43

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 4:43 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 4:43. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God gave special safe places for people who made a big mistake and hurt someone by accident. These places were called Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan, and they were there to keep people safe until everyone could figure out what happened.

Deuteronomy 4:43: [Namely], Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

Contradiction with Joshua 20:8

Joshua 20:8 lists Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan as the cities of refuge, which contradicts Deuteronomy 4:43 only mentioning Bezer and Ramoth, specifying different allocations.

Joshua 20:8: And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
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