Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, this verse explains how God divided the land for the people of Israel. It's like God drew a line on a map to show them where their home would be, using the Salt Sea and the Jordan River as markers.

Joshua 15:5: And the east border [was] the salt sea, [even] unto the end of Jordan. And [their] border in the north quarter [was] from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

Contradiction with Joshua 13:3

Describes territories still remaining to be conquered in the land, which may imply incomplete boundaries.

Joshua 13:3: From Sihor, which [is] before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, [which] is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

Contradiction with Numbers 34:3-5

Provides an earlier description of the southern border of Israel that has variations from the detailed boundaries described in Joshua 15.

Numbers 34:3-5: Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 47:18

Gives a description of borders for the divided lands among the tribes, which may not exactly match Joshua's account.

Ezekiel 47:18: And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel [by] Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And [this is] the east side. [from (Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, the land): Heb. from between]

Contradiction with Genesis 15:18

Presents a covenant promise of land boundaries to Abraham, extending from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates, a much larger region.

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 Judges 1:21

Indicates that the Jebusites were not driven out of Jerusalem, suggesting challenges in complete territorial settlements described in Joshua.

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.
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