Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 48:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 48:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 48:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God planned a special land between Manasseh and Ephraim, showing that everyone in God's family gets a fair part. It's like making sure everyone gets a piece of the cake at a party.

Ezekiel 48:5: And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Ephraim.

Contradiction with Genesis 15:18

This verse describes God's promise to give land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates to Abram's descendants, which might contradict with the specific land allocation to tribes in Ezekiel 48:5.

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 Joshua 13:7

This verse provides a division of land among the tribes of Israel that differs in detail and scope from the land divisions described in Ezekiel 48:5.

Joshua 13:7: Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

Contradiction with 2 Kings 17:22-23

This verse mentions the exile of Israel, contradicting with the presence of the tribe in Ezekiel 48:5.

2 Kings 17:22-23: For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;

Contradiction with Ezra 9:1

This verse highlights intermarriage with people of the land, which contradicts the purity implied in the delineation of tribal lands in Ezekiel 48:5.

Ezra 9:1: Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, [even] of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

Contradiction with Revelation 7:5

This verse lists different tribes among the 144,000 sealed, with some differences in tribal names compared to Ezekiel 48:5.

Revelation 7:5: Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad [were] sealed twelve thousand.
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