Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 12:1-3
This passage describes aging and the decline of physical abilities, which contrasts with Caleb's strength in old age.
Ecclesiastes 12:1-3: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Contradiction with Job 14:1
It discusses the frailty and brevity of human life, suggesting inevitable weakness with age, opposing Caleb's retained power.
Job 14:1: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]
Contradiction with Psalm 90:10
Describes human life as fleeting and full of labor and sorrow after seventy or eighty years, contrasting Caleb's youth-like strength.
Psalm 90:10: The days of our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength [they be] fourscore years, yet [is] their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. [The days...: Heb. As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years]
Contradiction with 2 Samuel 19:35
Might show an aged person's decline in abilities, conflicting with the perpetual vigor of Caleb at 85 years old.
2 Samuel 19:35: I [am] this day fourscore years old: [and] can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
Contradiction with Isaiah 40:30
Even the young grow weary, highlighting natural decline with age, opposing Caleb's enduring vitality.
Isaiah 40:30: Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
Contradiction with Genesis 6:3
Implies a limited lifespan for humanity, contrasting the notion of Caleb's enduring physical prowess in advanced age.
Genesis 6:3: And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.