Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book Joshua, this verse tells us that the land given to the family group of Judah went all the way to the big sea on the west side. It describes the edges of the land where they lived together as a family.

Joshua 15:12: And the west border [was] to the great sea, and the coast [thereof]. This [is] the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

Contradiction with Joshua 19:29

This verse describes a different boundary at another tribe's territory, which could confuse or contradict boundary descriptions or assumed geographic continuities in Joshua 15:12.

Joshua 19:29: And [then] the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib: [Tyre: Heb. Tzor]

Contradiction with Judges 1:21

This verse highlights a different control or boundary issue with Jerusalem, possibly conflicting with the comprehensive boundary assertion in Joshua 15:12.

Judges 1:21: And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

Contradiction with Joshua 16:1-3

The boundaries for another tribe, Ephraim, could seem inconsistent or contradictory with the boundaries listed in Joshua 15:12 when considering the overall tribal allocations.

Joshua 16:1-3: And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel, [fell: Heb. went forth]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 48:1-2

This describes a different allocation of land, context of future tribal lands, potentially at odds with the apportionment or boundary context given in Joshua 15:12.

Ezekiel 48:1-2: Now these [are] the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east [and] west; a [portion for] Dan. [a portion: Heb. one portion]
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