Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 48:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 48:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 48:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse talks about the special city that God planned, which has special gates named after important families or tribes of Israel, like Gad, Asher, and Naphtali. The gates show that everyone in God's family has a place and is welcome.

Ezekiel 48:34: At the west side four thousand and five hundred, [with] their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.

Contradiction with Numbers 34:2-12

These verses outline the borders of Israel’s inheritance as given to the tribes, which are different from the boundary described in Ezekiel 48:34.

Numbers 34:2-12: Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this [is] the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, [even] the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

Contradiction with Revelation 21:25

This verse mentions the gates of the New Jerusalem shall never be shut, contrasting with the concept of having specific gates on scheduled openings mentioned in Ezekiel 48:34.

Revelation 21:25: And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

Contradiction with Zechariah 14:10-11

It describes a unified land without tribal divisions, which contradicts the specific borders and divisions among tribes described in Ezekiel 48:34.

Zechariah 14:10-11: All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and [from] the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. [turned: or, compassed] [inhabited: or, shall abide]

Contradiction with Joshua 21:43-45

It speaks of God giving all the land He promised to Israel, contrasting with the redistribution and new delineation of boundaries in Ezekiel 48:34.

Joshua 21:43-45: And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 3:18

This verse predicts a reunification of Judah and Israel upon returning from exile, which contrasts the separate tribal acknowledgment in Ezekiel 48:34.

Jeremiah 3:18: In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. [with: or, to] [given...: or, caused your fathers to possess]
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