Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 13:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 13:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 13:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Book of Joshua, the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites and Maachathites, so these people lived with the Israelites for a long time. This shows how sometimes the Israelites didn't fully follow what they were supposed to do.

Joshua 13:13: Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

Contradiction with Joshua 11:16

This verse states that Joshua took all the land, which contradicts Joshua 13:13 where certain lands were not possessed by the Israelites.

Joshua 11:16: So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;

Contradiction with Joshua 11:23

Indicates that Joshua took the whole land according to all that the Lord said to Moses, whereas Joshua 13:13 notes some areas were left unconquered.

Joshua 11:23: So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

Contradiction with Judges 1:27

Describes how the Israelites did not drive out the inhabitants of certain areas, aligning with Joshua 13:13, which contradicts earlier claims of complete conquest.

Judges 1:27: 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 Judges 1:29

States that Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, consistent with the incompletion mentioned in Joshua 13:13.

Judges 1:29: Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

Contradiction with Judges 1:30

Mentions that the people of Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron or Nahalol, reflecting a similar scenario as Joshua 13:13.

Judges 1:30: Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
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