Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 48:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 48:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 48:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse talks about a special place in the city where people can live and have homes. The city is planned to be in the middle of this area, making it a nice spot for everyone to be together.

Ezekiel 48:15: And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane [place] for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:14

This verse states that heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord, alongside the earth and all that is in it, which contrasts with Ezekiel 48:15 allocating a specific area of land for common use, implying a degree of human ownership or stewardship.

Deuteronomy 10:14: Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens [is] the LORD'S thy God, the earth [also], with all that therein [is].

Contradiction with Numbers 35:6-8

These verses describe cities given to the Levites with pasture lands, a different allocation method compared to the communal land described in Ezekiel 48:15.

Numbers 35:6-8: And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites [there shall be] six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. [to them...: Heb. above them ye shall give]

Contradiction with Joshua 21:2-3

These verses discuss the tribes of Israel giving cities to the Levites, which is a direct allocation to a specific group, contrasting with the common area described in Ezekiel 48:15.

Joshua 21:2-3: And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

Contradiction with Leviticus 25:23

States that land must not be sold permanently, for the land belongs to God, which might contrast with the idea of common land allocated for specific urban infrastructure as mentioned in Ezekiel 48:15.

Leviticus 25:23: The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land [is] mine; for ye [are] strangers and sojourners with me. [for ever: or, to be quite cut off: Heb. for cutting off]
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