Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 13:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 13:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 13:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, the tribe of Levi did not get any land because God gave them a special job of making sacrifices for the people. Instead of land, their gift was serving God and the people.

Joshua 13:14: Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire [are] their inheritance, as he said unto them.

Contradiction with Numbers 18:20

This verse states that the priests and Levites will have no inheritance in the land, which supports, rather than contradicts, Joshua 13:14, emphasizing their dependence on offerings instead of land inheritance.

Numbers 18:20: And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I [am] thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:1-2

This also mentions that the Levites have no part or inheritance with Israel, reinforcing rather than contradicting Joshua 13:14 about their distinct inheritance.

Deuteronomy 18:1-2: The priests the Levites, [and] all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.

Contradiction with Joshua 14:3

This verse outlines how the land was divided among tribes, contradicting Joshua 13:14 by detailing inheritance provisions for others, while the Levites receive none as land but instead have God as their inheritance.

Joshua 14:3: For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
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