Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:52

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:52 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:52. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, this verse is listing some of the towns that belonged to the tribe of Judah. These names help us understand the places where the Israelites lived after they entered the land God had promised them.

Joshua 15:52: Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

Contradiction with Joshua 10:28

Joshua 10:28 describes Joshua capturing and utterly destroying Makkedah and its king, whereas Joshua 15:52 lists Makkedah as part of the territories given to the tribe of Judah, suggesting the presence of a settlement there.

Joshua 10:28: And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that [were] therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.

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