Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, this verse means that God gave a special part of land to the families in the tribe of Judah. It's like God giving them a big gift of land to live on because they are His people.

Joshua 15:20: This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

Contradiction with Joshua 13:1

This verse suggests lands were yet to be possessed, implying incompleteness in possession which contradicts the allocation completeness in Joshua 15:20.

Joshua 13:1: Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [to...: Heb. to possess it]

Contradiction with Judges 1:21

This verse notes Jebusites dwelling with the tribe of Benjamin, suggesting incompleteness in territorial possession contrary to the described complete allocation to Judah in Joshua 15:20.

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 Judges 1:19

States Judah could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, suggesting a failure to fully possess the land, contrasting the implication of complete possession in Joshua 15:20.

Judges 1:19: And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out [the inhabitants of] the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. [drave...: or, possessed the mountain]
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