Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 47:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 47:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 47:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God was telling people where the borders of their land should be and how to measure the east side. He was like a guide, showing them important places and helping them know where their home would stretch to.

Ezekiel 47:18: And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel [by] Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And [this is] the east side. [from (Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, the land): Heb. from between]

Contradiction with Joshua 13:3

This verse maps the southern boundary leading to Philistia, contrasting Ezekiel's boundary placement.

Joshua 13:3: From Sihor, which [is] before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, [which] is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

Contradiction with Numbers 34:6

Describes the western boundary of the Israelites as the Great Sea, which differs from the boundary described in Ezekiel 47:18.

Numbers 34:6: And [as for] the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.

Contradiction with Genesis 15:18

Defines a boundary promise stretching from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates, differing from the boundaries specified in Ezekiel.

Genesis 15:18: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:65

Highlights Solomon's celebration from Hamath to the brook of Egypt, a wide-ranging territory, potentially conflicting in scope with Ezekiel's depiction.

1 Kings 8:65: And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, [even] fourteen days.
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