Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 13:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 13:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 13:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, God gave some special places to the family of Manasseh, one of Joseph's sons. These places were once part of a big kingdom ruled by a king named Og.

Joshua 13:31: And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, [were pertaining] unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, [even] to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.

Contradiction with Joshua 13:14

This verse contradicts Joshua 13:31 by stating that the tribe of Levi did not receive a land inheritance, while Joshua 13:31 discusses an inheritance in terms of land being allocated to tribes other than Levi.

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.
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