Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, this part of the Bible talks about the boundary lines for a piece of land given to the people of Israel. It's like saying where the edge of their playground or home is, so they know which places belong to them.

Joshua 15:10: And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which [is] Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

Contradiction with Numbers 34:5

This verse contradicts Joshua 15:10 by describing the southern border of the land of Canaan differently, with the border ending at the Salt Sea instead of the location described in Joshua.

Numbers 34:5: And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

Contradiction with Judges 1:18

This verse contradicts Joshua 15:10 because it states that the tribe of Judah captured Ekron, while Joshua 15:10 describes Ekron as part of the land allotted to Judah without mention of its capture.

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