Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 48:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 48:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 48:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is telling people how the land will be shared among the different tribes. Each tribe, like Issachar, will have their own part of the land next to others, like Simeon.

Ezekiel 48:25: And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a [portion].

Contradiction with Numbers 34:13

This verse outlines the borders of the land that the Israelites are supposed to inherit initially, which can differ from the land allocations in Ezekiel, indicating a different territorial scope.

Numbers 34:13: And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

Contradiction with Joshua 14:1-2

This describes land distribution by casting lots, contrasting with the more specific tribe allocations given in Ezekiel 48, suggesting a more random distribution process.

Joshua 14:1-2: And these [are the countries] which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.

Contradiction with Judges 1:27-28

These verses show that the tribe of Manasseh did not fully drive out the inhabitants from their lands, which might contradict the clean division and control depicted in Ezekiel.

Judges 1:27-28: Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 12:21-24

After Solomon's reign, the kingdom divided, showing a disruption in the unity and land distribution as seen in Ezekiel 48, which suggests a future unified and restored allotment to tribes.

1 Kings 12:21-24: And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

Contradiction with Psalm 105:11

This verse reaffirms the promise of land to Israel but doesn’t specify tribal allocations in the same detailed manner as Ezekiel 48, showing different expressions of the promise without explicit subdivisions.

Psalm 105:11: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: [lot: Heb. cord]
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