Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Joshua, this verse is listing some of the places given to the tribe of Judah in the land of Canaan. It's like saying which towns belong to which group of people.

Joshua 15:26: Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

Contradiction with Joshua 15:21

This verse lists different cities compared to Joshua 15:26.

Joshua 15:21: And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

Contradiction with Joshua 13:1

This verse mentions that much of the land remains to be possessed, which could contradict the territorial descriptions in Joshua 15:26.

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 Genesis 15:18

This verse describes the boundaries of the land given to Abram differently.

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 34:1-3

This passage outlines different borders for the land of Canaan.

Numbers 34:1-3: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with Judges 1:21

This verse states that certain territories were not fully conquered, which could contradict the allocation in Joshua 15:26.

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 2 Samuel 5:6-7

Describes the capture of Jerusalem, indicating it wasn't controlled by Israel at some points, conflicting with territorial accounts.

2 Samuel 5:6-7: And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. [thinking...: or, saying David shall not, etc]

Contradiction with Numbers 14:29-30

Speaks of who would enter the land of promise, differing from the conquests detailed around Joshua 15:26.

Numbers 14:29-30: Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,

Contradiction with Exodus 23:31

The borders described here extend farther than those in Joshua 15:26.

Exodus 23:31: And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
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