Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 13:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 13:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 13:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, this verse talks about a special piece of land that God promised to give to His people. It describes the area they needed to take over, including places with big hills and beautiful mountains.

Joshua 13:5: And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 2:24

This verse instructs Israel to begin possessing land from the Arnon, contrasting with Joshua 13:5 where certain lands are not yet possessed and are considered territories yet to be conquered.

Deuteronomy 2:24: Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess [it], and contend with him in battle. [begin...: Heb. begin, possess]

Contradiction with Judges 1:29

Despite being instructed to take Canaanite land in Joshua 13:5, this verse highlights Israel's failure to drive out the Canaanites from Gezer, suggesting incomplete conquest.

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

Contradiction with Joshua 11:23

States that Joshua took the whole land as the Lord commanded, which contradicts Joshua 13:5 where specific areas are described as not yet taken.

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.
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