Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 14:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 14:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 14:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, Hebron used to be called Kirjatharba after a famous giant named Arba, and now the land was peaceful and free from fighting.

Joshua 14:15: And the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba; [which Arba was] a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

Contradiction with Genesis 15:18

This verse promises the land to Abram's descendants, suggesting a larger territory promise than fulfilled in Joshua 14:15.

Genesis 15:18: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Contradiction with Numbers 13:28

Here, it is mentioned that the inhabitants are strong and cities are fortified, contradicting Joshua 14:15, which states the land had rest from war.

Numbers 13:28: Nevertheless the people [be] strong that dwell in the land, and the cities [are] walled, [and] very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:3

Indicates continued battles and land to be conquered, whereas Joshua 14:15 claims rest from war.

Deuteronomy 31:3: The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, [and] he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: [and] Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.

Contradiction with Judges 3:1-2

Lists nations left to test Israel, contradicting the claim of rest from war in Joshua 14:15.

Judges 3:1-2: Now these [are] the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, [even] as many [of Israel] as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

Contradiction with Joshua 11:23

Declares the whole land was taken and had rest from war, potentially contradicting the ongoing need for conflict seen in Joshua 14:15.

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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