Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 13:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 13:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 13:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, this means that there is still land left that needs to be taken, which includes the area where the Philistines and the people of Geshur live. God promised them this land, but they haven't finished getting it yet.

Joshua 13:2: This [is] the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,

Contradiction with Judges 1:18

Joshua 13:2 mentions that certain areas, including Gaza, were not conquered, but Judges 1:18 states Judah took Gaza.

Judges 1:18: Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:22

Joshua 13:2 lists unconquered lands, while Deuteronomy 7:22 explains God would not drive out nations quickly.

Deuteronomy 7:22: And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. [put...: Heb. pluck off]

Contradiction with Numbers 33:53

Joshua 13:2 refers to incomplete land possessions, contrasting Numbers 33:53 instructions to possess the land.

Numbers 33:53: And ye shall dispossess [the inhabitants] of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

Contradiction with Psalm 44:3

Joshua 13:2 acknowledges unpossessed territories, while Psalm 44:3 states God gave the land through divine intervention.

Psalm 44:3: For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
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