Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 11:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 11:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 11:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, the big and strong people called the Anakims were not in the land where the Israelites lived anymore, except in three places called Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. This means the Israelites were able to live in their land without being scared of these giants.

Joshua 11:22: There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.

Contradiction with Joshua 13:1

Joshua was old and there remained very much land to be possessed, implying not all Anakims were expelled as Joshua 11:22 suggests.

Joshua 13:1: Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [to...: Heb. to possess it]

Contradiction with Judges 1:10

The passage mentions Caleb driving out the Anakims from Hebron, implying some were still in the land after Joshua's campaign.

Judges 1:10: And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
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